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(1)In this Chapter—
“designated NCA officer” means a National Crime Agency officer who is either or both of the following—
(a)
an officer designated under section 10 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 as having the powers and privileges of a constable who is entitled to exercise the powers and privileges of a Northern Ireland constable (see paragraph 11(6) of Schedule 5 to that Act);
(b)
an officer designated under that section as having the powers of a general customs official;
“foreign ship” means a ship which—
(a)
is registered in a State other than the United Kingdom, or
(b)
is not so registered but is entitled to fly the flag of a State other than the United Kingdom;
“home state”, in relation to a foreign ship, means—
(a)
the State in which the ship is registered, or
(b)
the State whose flag the ship is otherwise entitled to fly;
“items subject to legal privilege” has the same meaning as in the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/1341 (N.I. 12)) (see article 12 of that Order);
“law enforcement officer” has the meaning given by section 107(3);
“maritime enforcement powers” has the meaning given by section 107(2);
“Northern Ireland waters” means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to Northern Ireland;
“relevant territory” means—
(b)
any of the Channel Islands;
(c)
a British overseas territory;
“ship” includes every description of vessel (including a hovercraft) used in navigation;
“ship without nationality” means a ship which—
(a)
is not registered in, or otherwise entitled to fly the flag of, any State or relevant territory, or
(b)
sails under the flags of two or more States or relevant territories, or under the flags of a State and relevant territory, using them according to convenience;
“United Kingdom ship” means a ship which—
(a)
is registered under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995,
(b)
is a Government ship within the meaning of that Act,
(c)
is not registered in any State or relevant territory but is wholly owned by persons each of whom has a United Kingdom connection, or
(d)
is registered under an Order in Council under section 1 of the Hovercraft Act 1968.
(2)For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of “United Kingdom ship” in subsection (1), a person has a “United Kingdom connection” if the person is—
(a)a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen or a British Overseas citizen,
(b)an individual who is habitually resident in the United Kingdom, or
(c)a body corporate which is established under the law of a part of the United Kingdom and has its principal place of business in the United Kingdom.
(3)References in this Chapter to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea include references to any modifications of that Convention agreed after the passing of this Act that have entered into force in relation to the United Kingdom.
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