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Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990

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35Detention of ships

(1)Where an authorised person is satisfied that the owner, charterer, manager or master of a ship has failed to comply with—

(a)a direction given to him under section 21 or 24 of this Act in respect of that ship, or

(b)an enforcement notice which has been served on him in respect of that ship and which relates to such a direction,

and the authorised person certifies in writing to that effect, stating particulars of the non-compliance, the ship may be detained until the authorised person otherwise directs.

(2)Where the authorised person does not himself detain the ship, he shall deliver the certificate to the officer detaining the ship.

(3)On detaining the ship, the authorised person or other officer shall deliver to the master of the ship a copy of the certificate.

(4)Section 692 of the [1894 c. 60.] Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (enforcement of detention of ships) applies in the case of detention under this section as if it were authorised or ordered under that Act.

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