Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997

Unauthorised presence in restricted zone

10 (1) Section 39 (unauthorised presence in restricted zone) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)(a) and (b) for “the harbour authority or a person acting on behalf of the harbour authority” there is substituted “the competent authority, or a person acting on behalf of that authority”.

(3) After subsection (2) there is inserted—

“(2A) A constable or any person acting on behalf of the competent authority may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances to remove from a restricted zone a person remaining in it in contravention of subsection (1)(b) above.

(2B) For the purposes of this section the competent authority in relation to a restricted zone is—

(a) if the zone was designated on the application of a harbour authority, that authority; and

(b) if the zone was designated on the application of a harbour operator, that operator.”