Article 5 Offences

Offences under the applied provision (offences connected with employment to which this Order applies) are excluded from the operation of section 3 of the Territorial Waters Jurisdiction Act 1878 (consents required for prosecutions).

Proceedings for any offence under the applied provisions (including cases where but for (1) above section 3 of the 1878 Act would apply) shall not be brought in England and Wales except by or with the consent of the Secretary of State.