Food and Environment Protection Act 1985

Powers in relation to vessels, aircraft etc.

3 (1) In order to perform functions under Part I or II of this Act an officer may require any person—

(a) to give details of any substances or articles on board a vessel, aircraft, hovercraft or marine structure ; and

(b) to give information concerning any substances or articles lost from a vessel, aircraft, hovercraft or marine structure.

(2) In order to perform any such functions an officer—

(a) may require any vessel, aircraft, hovercraft or marine structure to stop; and

(b) may require the attendance—

(i) of the master, captain or commander of a vessel, aircraft or hovercraft;

(ii) of the person in charge of a marine structure ; and

(iii) of any other person who is on board a vessel, aircraft, hovercraft or marine structure,

and may require any person on board to assist him in the performance of his functions.

(3) In order to perform functions under Part I of this Act an officer—

(a) may require—

(i) the master, captain or commander of a vessel, aircraft or hovercraft; and

(ii) the person in charge of a marine structure,

to take it and its crew to the port which appears to the officer to be the nearest convenient port; or

(b) may take it there himself.

(4) In order to perform any such functions an officer may detain a vessel, aircraft, hovercraft or marine structure.

(5) If an officer detains a vessel, aircraft, hovercraft or marine structure, he shall serve on the master, captain, commander or person in charge a notice in writing stating that it is to be detained until the notice is withdrawn by the service on him of a further notice in writing signed by an officer.