Paragraph 25

(1)

This paragraph applies to a person who—

(a)

is on board a ship which is under way,

(b)

is exercising, or purporting to exercise, a function in connection with the navigation of the ship, and

(c)

is not a person to whom section 78 or 79 (offences committed by professional staff on-duty and professional staff off-duty) of the 2003 Act applies.

(2)

A person to whom this paragraph applies commits an offence if that person’s ability to exercise the function mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) is impaired because of drink or drugs.

(3)

A person to whom this paragraph applies commits an offence if the proportion of alcohol in that person’s breath, blood or urine exceeds the limit prescribed for the purposes of Part 4 (Shipping: alcohol and drugs) of the 2003 Act.

(4)

In this paragraph, “the 2003 Act” means the Railway and Transport Safety Act 2003^f1.

(5)

This paragraph ceases to have effect on the date that section 80 (offences committed by non-professionals) of the 2003 Act comes into force.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 2003 c. 20.