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Regulation 36I Movement of shipsF1

(1)

A port entry direction or a movement direction may be given by the Secretary of State to the master or pilot of—

(a)

a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated person, or

(b)

a specified ship.

(2)

The Secretary of State may direct a harbour authority to take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that a ship mentioned in paragraph (1)—

(a)

proceeds to or enters a port specified in the direction,

(b)

leaves a port specified in the direction,

(c)

proceeds to a place specified in the direction, or

(d)

remains where it is.

(3)

It is an offence for a person to whom a direction is given under this regulation to fail to comply with the direction.

(4)

The Secretary of State may notify a person that the existence of a port entry direction or a movement direction, any part of the content of the direction, or anything done under the direction, is to be treated as confidential.

(5)

It is an offence for a person to disclose information if the Secretary of State has notified that person under paragraph (4) that the information is to be treated as confidential.

(6)

In this regulation—

  • “movement direction” means a direction requiring a ship—

    1. (a)

      to leave a port specified in the direction,

    2. (b)

      to proceed to a place specified in the direction, or

    3. (c)

      to remain where it is;

    “port entry direction” means a direction requiring a ship to proceed to or enter a port specified in the direction.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Pts. 5A, 5B inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 8