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Changes over time for: Section 31
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Point in time view as at 18/12/2015.
Changes to legislation:
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Environmental Damage (Prevention and Remediation) (Wales) Regulations 2009, Section 31.
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Powers of authorised persons
31.—(1) Enforcing authorities may authorise persons for the purposes of enforcing these Regulations.
(2) The powers in section 108 of the Environment Act 1995 apply in relation to these Regulations, and the powers of persons authorised by [the Natural Resources Body for Wales] in that section are exercisable by persons authorised by any enforcing authority.
(3) Those powers are extended to all areas to which these Regulations apply.
(4) In addition, a person authorised by the Welsh Ministers enforcing these Regulations in relation to the sea may at any time board and inspect a ship or marine installation.
(5) For the purposes of exercising the powers in this regulation, the authorised person may require a ship or marine installation—
(a)to stop; or
(b)to do anything else that will facilitate the boarding of that or any other ship or marine installation.
(6) An authorised person who has boarded a ship or marine installation may, for the purposes of disembarking from the ship or installation, require that or any other ship or marine installation—
(a)to stop; or
(b)to do anything else that will enable the authorised person, and any person accompanying that person, to disembark.
(7) An authorised person may require any person on board a vessel or marine installation to afford such facilities and assistance with respect to matters under that person's control as the authorised person considers would facilitate the exercise of any power conferred by this regulation.
(8) It is an offence to fail to comply with instructions given under this regulation, or knowingly to provide false or misleading information.
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