# The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Order 2020, Paragraph 6: Meaning of “port of call”


(1) In this Schedule, except where sub-paragraph (2) applies, the expression “port of call” means any port that a ship arrives or is present at and at which—
(a) passengers or crew embark, or disembark, that ship; or
(b) cargo is loaded onto, or unloaded from, that ship.
(2) This sub-paragraph applies where a ship arrives or is present at a port and—
(a) arrival or presence at the port is exclusively for the purpose of—
(i) refuelling the ship;
(ii) obtaining supplies in connection with the operation of the ship;
(iii) relieving the ship’s crew, other than relieving of crew of an offshore ship;
(iv) going into dry dock;
(v) obtaining repairs to the ship or its equipment;
(vi) sheltering from adverse weather conditions;
(vii) obtaining assistance where the ship is in distress; or
(b) arrival or presence at the port is rendered necessary as a result of—
(i) a medical emergency;
(ii) search and rescue activities;
(iii) the provision of assistance to a ship in distress.
(3) In this paragraph, a port includes an offshore installation that has an assigned United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations (UN/LOCODE) at the date this Order is made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1265/schedule/2A/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/greenhouse-gas-emissions-trading-scheme-order-2020/schedule-2A/paragraph-6
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