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Regulation 73 Movement of shipsI1I2

United Kingdom

(1)

A port entry direction or a movement direction may be given to the master or pilot of—

(a)

a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by designated persons,

(b)

a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by persons connected with the DPRK,

(c)

a ship registered in the DPRK,

(d)

a ship flying the flag of the DPRK,

(e)

a ship originating from the DPRK, or

(f)

a specified ship.

(2)

A port entry direction or a movement direction under paragraph (1) may be given by—

(a)

the Secretary of State, or

(b)

a harbour authority.

(3)

The Secretary of State may direct a harbour authority to take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that a ship mentioned in paragraph (1)—

(a)

proceeds to or enters a port specified in the direction,

(b)

leaves a port specified in the direction,

(c)

proceeds to a place specified in the direction, or

(d)

remains where it is.

(4)

A port entry direction may be given to the master or pilot of—

(a)

a UN-designated ship required to enter port, or

(b)

a UN-designated ship barred from port entry.

(5)

A direction under paragraph (4) may be given by—

(a)

the Secretary of State, or

(b)

a harbour authority.

(6)

The Secretary of State may direct a harbour authority to take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that a ship mentioned in paragraph (4) proceeds to or enters a port specified in the direction.

(7)

It is an offence for a person to whom a direction is given under this regulation to fail to comply with the direction.

(8)

The Secretary of State may notify a person that the existence of a port entry direction or a movement direction, any part of the content of the direction, or anything done under the direction, is to be treated as confidential.

(9)

It is an offence for a person to disclose information if the Secretary of State has notified that person under paragraph (8) that the information is to be treated as confidential.

(10)

In this regulation—

  • a “designated person” means a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of regulation 71 (prohibition on port entry) and this regulation; a “movement direction” means a direction requiring a ship—

    1. (a)

      to leave a port specified in the direction,

    2. (b)

      to proceed to a place specified in the direction, or

    3. (c)

      to remain where it is;

  • a “port entry direction” means a direction requiring a ship to proceed to or enter a port specified in the direction;

  • a “UN-designated ship barred from port entry” means a ship for the time being designated by the Security Council or the Committee as a ship in respect of which a UN Security Council Resolution provides for port entry to be prohibited;

  • a “UN-designated ship required to enter port” means a ship for the time being designated by the Security Council or the Committee as a ship in respect of which a UN Security Council Resolution provides for direction to a port.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Reg. 73 not in force at made date, see reg. 1(2)

I2

Reg. 73 in force at 31.12.2020 by S.I. 2019/627, reg. 7(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)