Part 5Prohibition of broadcasting from sea or air
Prohibitions
79Broadcasting from prescribed areas of high seas
1
It is unlawful—
a
to make a broadcast that is capable of being received in the United Kingdom, or
b
to make a broadcast that causes interference with any wireless telegraphy in the United Kingdom,
from a ship (other than a British-registered ship) while it is within a prescribed area of the high seas.
2
If a broadcast is made in contravention of subsection (1), an offence is committed by—
a
the owner of the ship from which the broadcast is made;
b
the master of the ship; and
c
a person who operates, or participates in the operation of, apparatus by means of which the broadcast is made.
3
A person commits an offence if he procures a broadcast to be made in contravention of subsection (1).
4
The making of a broadcast does not contravene subsection (1) if it is shown to have been authorised under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom.
5
“Prescribed” means prescribed for the purposes of this section by an order made by the Secretary of State.