# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Paragraph 19


A direction under paragraph 1 or 2, in so far as it relates to a risk to safety, may have effect in respect of a ship only if it is in United Kingdom waters and—
(a) it is not a qualifying foreign ship, or
(b) it is a qualifying foreign ship which in the Secretary of State’s opinion is exercising neither the right of innocent passage nor the right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/3A/paragraph/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-3A/paragraph-19
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.