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Changes over time for: Section 87


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Policing and Crime Act 2017, Section 87 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 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.

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87Restriction on exercise of maritime enforcement powers in hot pursuitE+W+S
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(1)The authority of the Secretary of State is required before a law enforcement officer exercises any of the maritime enforcement powers, in reliance on section 86, in relation to a foreign ship, or a ship registered under the law of a relevant territory, within the territorial sea adjacent to Scotland.
(2)The Secretary of State may give authority under subsection (1) in relation to a foreign ship only if—
(a)the home state has requested the assistance of the United Kingdom for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting an offence under the law of England and Wales,
(b)the home state has authorised the United Kingdom to act for that purpose, or
(c)the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (Cmnd 8941) otherwise permits the exercise of the powers in relation to the ship.
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