Power to permit prohibited ships to enter port
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8.—(1) Notwithstanding regulation 7, if this regulation applies, the Secretary of State may allow a ship access to a specific port or anchorage in the United Kingdom.
(2) This regulation applies if the Secretary of State—
(a)considers that a circumstance in paragraph (3) applies in relation to the ship; and
(b)is satisfied that adequate measures to ensure safe entry have been implemented by the company or master of the ship.
(3) The circumstances are—
(a)force majeure;
(b)overriding safety considerations;
(c)the need to reduce or minimise the risk of pollution; or
(d)the need to have deficiencies rectified.