Article 28 Power to prevent hovercraft operating

(1)

If it appears to the Secretary of State or an authorised person that any hovercraft is intended or likely to be operated—

(a)

in such circumstances that any provision of Articles 4, 6, 7, 8, 13 or 18 of this Order would be contravened in relation to the journey; or

(b)

in such circumstances that the journey would be in contravention of any other provision of this Order and be a cause of danger to any person or property whether or not in the hovercraft; or

(c)

while in a condition unfit for operation whether or not the journey would otherwise be in contravention of any provision of this Order,

the Secretary of State or that authorised person may direct the operator or the captain of the hovercraft that he is not to permit the hovercraft to make the particular journey or any other journey of such description as may be specified in the direction, until the direction has been revoked by the Secretary of State or by an authorised person, and the Secretary of State, or that person may take such steps as are necessary to detain the hovercraft.

(2)

For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this Article the Secretary of State or any authorised person may enter upon and inspect any hovercraft.