# The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Regulation 73: Movement of ships

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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—
(a)to leave a port specified in the direction,
(b)to proceed to a place specified in the direction, or
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/411/regulation/73 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea-sanctions-eu-exit-regulations-2019/regulation-73
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.