Regulation 56C Ships: exceptions from prohibition on operating specified shipsF1

(1)

A person does not contravene the prohibition in regulation 45A(2) (operating specified ships) by conduct in the United Kingdom or in the territorial sea where the person—

(a)

is not a United Kingdom person, and

(b)

the person’s presence in the United Kingdom or in the territorial sea arises directly from an exercise of either—

(i)

the right of innocent passage, or

(ii)

the right of transit passage,

in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

(2)

A person does not contravene the prohibition in regulation 45A(2) by conduct necessary to protect or avoid endangering—

(a)

the safety of any ship, or

(b)

the life of any person.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regs. 56B, 56C inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 24