# The Public Health (Ships) Regulations 1979, Regulation 26


An authorised officer may detain, or give notice in writing to a customs officer to detain, any ship for medical inspection at its place of mooring (not being a mooring station) or at its place of discharge or loading.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/1435/regulation/26 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-ships-regulations-1979/regulation-26
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