# The Port of Tyne Harbour Revision Order 2026, Article 34: Enforcement of special directions


(1) Without limiting any other remedy available to the Authority, if a special direction is not complied with within a reasonable time, the harbour master may put persons on board the vessel subject to the special direction to carry out the special direction or may otherwise cause the vessel to be handled in accordance with the special direction.
(2) If there is no one on board a vessel to comply with a special direction and, after reasonable inquiry has been made, the master cannot be found, the harbour master may proceed as if the special direction had been given and not complied with.
(3) Expenses incurred by the Authority in the exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph (1) are recoverable by the Authority as if they were a charge of the Authority in respect of the vessel.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/1088/article/34 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/port-of-tyne-harbour-revision-order-2026/article-34
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