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Regulation 49 Exercise of maritime enforcement powersI1

United Kingdom

(1)

A maritime enforcement officer may, for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (2) or (3), exercise any of the maritime enforcement powers in relation to—

(a)

a British ship in foreign waters or international waters,

(b)

a ship without nationality in international waters, or

(c)

a foreign ship in international waters,

and a ship within sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is referred to in this Part as “a relevant ship”.

(2)

The maritime enforcement powers may be exercised for the purpose of enforcing any of the following—

(a)

the prohibition in regulation 15(1) (export of F1military goods);

(b)

the prohibition in regulation 16(1) (supply and delivery of F2military goods);

(c)

the prohibition in regulation 17(1) (making F3military goods and military technology available);

F4(d)

the prohibition in regulation 18(1)(a) or (b) (transfer of military technology);

(e)

the prohibition imposed by a condition of a trade licence in relation to a prohibition mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d).

(3)

The maritime enforcement powers may also be exercised in relation to a relevant ship for the purpose of—

(a)

investigating the suspected carriage of relevant goods on the ship, or

(b)

preventing the continued carriage on the ship of goods suspected to be relevant goods.

(4)

In this Part, “the maritime enforcement powers” are the powers conferred by regulations 51 (power to stop, board, search etc.) and 52 (seizure power).

(5)

This regulation is subject to regulation 53 (restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 49(2)(a) substituted (23.7.2025) by The Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/786), regs. 1(2), 14(a)

F2

Words in reg. 49(2)(b) substituted (23.7.2025) by The Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/786), regs. 1(2), 14(a)

F3

Words in reg. 49(2)(c) substituted (23.7.2025) by The Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/786), regs. 1(2), 14(b)

F4

Reg. 49(2)(d)(e) inserted (23.7.2025) by The Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/786), regs. 1(2), 14(c)

Commencement

I1

Reg. 49 in force at 28.12.2022, see reg. 1(2)