# The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023, Regulation 48: Movement of ships

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(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—
a “designated person” means a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of the relevant regulations of this Part;
a “movement direction” means a direction requiring a ship—
(a)to leave a port specified in the direction,
(b)to proceed to a place specified in the direction, or
(c)to remain where it is;
a “port entry direction” means a direction requiring a ship to proceed to or enter a port specified in the direction.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1314/regulation/48 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/iran-sanctions-regulations-2023/regulation-48
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