# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Section 245: Taking wreck to foreign port.


(1) A person commits an offence if he takes into any foreign port and sells—
(a) any vessel stranded, derelict or otherwise in distress found on or near the coasts of the United Kingdom or any tidal water within United Kingdom waters;
(b) any part of the cargo or equipment of, or anything belonging to, such a vessel; or
(c) any wreck found within those waters.
(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/section/245 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/section-245
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