# The Dockyard Port of Plymouth Order 2020, Paragraph 13: Guns and explosives


(1) A merchant or private vessel must not carry a gun or explosive in the dockyard port without permission unless—
(a) the gun or explosive is carried to give an internationally recognised signal of distress; or
(b) the gun or explosive is carried to control water-based racing activities.
(2) A person must not discharge a gun or explosive from a vessel in the dockyard port or over the waters of the dockyard port without permission except—
(a) as a signal of distress; or
(b) as a signal in connection with the conduct of water-based racing activities, provided only blank ammunition rounds are discharged.
(3) This paragraph applies in addition to any other legal requirement or prohibition relating to guns or explosives.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1261/schedule/1/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dockyard-port-of-plymouth-order-2020/schedule-1/paragraph-13
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