The Haiti (Sanctions) Regulations 2022, Section 49 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
49.—(1) A maritime enforcement officer may, for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (2) or (3), exercise any of the maritime enforcement powers in relation to—
(a)a British ship in foreign waters or international waters,
(b)a ship without nationality in international waters, or
(c)a foreign ship in international waters,
and a ship within sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is referred to in this Part as “a relevant ship”.
(2) The maritime enforcement powers may be exercised for the purpose of enforcing any of the following—
(a)the prohibition in regulation 15(1) (export of [F1small arms, light weapons and ammunition]);
(b)the prohibition in regulation 16(1) (supply and delivery of [F2small arms, light weapons and ammunition]);
(c)the prohibition in regulation 17(1) (making [F3small arms, light weapons and ammunition] available);
F4(d). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3) The maritime enforcement powers may also be exercised in relation to a relevant ship for the purpose of—
(a)investigating the suspected carriage of relevant goods on the ship, or
(b)preventing the continued carriage on the ship of goods suspected to be relevant goods.
(4) In this Part, “the maritime enforcement powers” are the powers conferred by regulations 51 (power to stop, board, search etc.) and 52 (seizure power).
(5) This regulation is subject to regulation 53 (restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 49(2)(a) substituted (28.12.2023) by The Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1320), regs. 1(2), 19(a)
F2Words in reg. 49(2)(b) substituted (28.12.2023) by The Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1320), regs. 1(2), 19(b)
F3Words in reg. 49(2)(c) substituted (28.12.2023) by The Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1320), regs. 1(2), 19(c)
F4Reg. 49(2)(d) omitted (28.12.2023) by virtue of The Haiti (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1320), regs. 1(2), 19(d)
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 49 in force at 28.12.2022, see reg. 1(2)
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