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Regulation 119 Exercise of maritime enforcement powersI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

A maritime enforcement officer may, for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (2) or (3), exercise any of the maritime enforcement powers in relation to—

(a)

a British ship in foreign waters or international waters,

(b)

a ship without nationality in international waters, or

(c)

a foreign ship in international waters,

and a ship within sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is referred to in this Part as “a relevant ship”.

(2)

The maritime enforcement powers may be exercised for the purpose of enforcing any of the following—

(a)

a prohibition in any of regulations 35 to 39 (trade sanctions relating to restricted goods and restricted technology) F1...;

(b)

a prohibition in any of regulations 43 to 52 (trade sanctions relating to goods and technology other than restricted goods and technology) F2, except for the prohibitions in regulation 50(3) (acquisition or transfer of fishing rights);

(c)

a prohibition imposed by a condition of a trade licence in relation to a prohibition mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) or (b).

(3)

The maritime enforcement powers may also be exercised in relation to a relevant ship for the purpose of—

(a)

investigating the suspected carriage of relevant goods on the ship, or

(b)

preventing the continued carriage on the ship of goods suspected to be relevant goods.

(4)

In this Part, “the maritime enforcement powers” are the powers conferred by regulations 121 and 122.

(5)

This regulation is subject to regulation 123 (restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 119(2)(a) omitted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by virtue of The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/591), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(a); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 5

F2

Words in reg. 119(2)(b) inserted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/591), regs. 1(2), 2(11)(b); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 5

Commencement

I1

Reg. 119 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

I2

Reg. 119 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 7(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)