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Scale of rates for services performed by Board or other person - (1) The Board shall, from time to time, for ports developed and operated or operated by it, frame by regulations a scale of rates at which and a statement of the conditions under which, any of the services specified hereunder shall be performed by itself or any person authorised under section 33 at or in relation to port or port approaches,- (a) transhipping of passengers or goods between vessels in the port or port approaches; (b) stevedoring, landing and shipping of passengers or goods from or to such vessels, to or from any wharf, quay, jetty, pier, dock, berth, mooring, stage, or erection, land or building in the possession or occupation of the Board or at any place within the limits of the port or port approaches; (c) cranage or porterage of goods on any such place; (d) wharfage, storage or demurrage of goods on any such place; and (e) Waterfront royalty; and (f) any other service in respect of vessels, passengers or goods excepting the services in respect of vessels for which fees are chargeable under the Indian Port Act, 1908. (2) In addition to the above, the Board shall also be empowered by regulations, to levy an additional “Cargo Cess” to be levied on users procuring any or all of the services provided by any of the Ports in the state. Such cess shall be notified by the Board for the first year and shall be suitably escalated every year. Such cess shall be collected through the agency of the Ports, and shall be utilised for investment in enabling infrastructure for ports, port connectivity projects, enabling infrastructure for shipbuilding, shipbreaking and ship-repair, port proximal area development, enabling infrastructure for inland waterways and terminals, coastal shipping and inland shipping. (3) Different scales of rates and conditions may be framed for different classes of goods and vessels and for different ports, in respect of the above charges and cess.