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89.—(1) A maritime enforcement officer may, for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (2) or (3), exercise any of the maritime enforcement powers in relation to—
(a)a British ship in foreign waters or international waters,
(b)a ship without nationality in international waters, or
(c)a foreign ship in international waters,
and a ship within sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is referred to in this Part as “a relevant ship”.
(2) The maritime enforcement powers may be exercised for the purpose of enforcing any of the following—
(a)a prohibition in any of regulations 22 to 26 (trade sanctions relating to [F1restricted goods and restricted technology]);
F2(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F3(ba)a prohibition in any of regulations 30B to 30D (trade sanctions in respect of goods and technology relating to non-government controlled Ukrainian technology);]
(c)a prohibition in any of regulations 40 to 42 (trade sanctions relating to energy-related goods);
[F4(ca)a prohibition in regulation 46B (trade sanctions relating to luxury goods);
(cb)[F5a prohibition in any of regulations 46D to 46F] (trade sanctions relating to iron and steel products);]
[F6(cba)a prohibition in regulation 46L (trade sanctions in relation to banknotes);
(cbb)a prohibition in regulation 46N (trade sanctions in relation to jet fuel and fuel additives);
(cbc)a prohibition in regulation 46S or 46T (trade sanctions in relation to Schedule 3D revenue generating goods);
(cbd)a prohibition in any of regulations 46XB to 46XD (trade sanctions in relation to Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods);]
[F7(cc)a prohibition in regulation 46Y (trade sanctions relating to [F8G7 dependency and further goods]);
(cd)a prohibition in F9... regulation 46Z4 or 46Z5 (trade sanctions relating to oil and oil products);
[F10(cda)a prohibition in regulation 46Z9B (trade sanctions relating to maritime transportation of certain oil and oil products to and between third countries);]
(ce)a prohibition in [F11regulation 46Z11 or] 46Z12 (trade sanctions relating to gold);
[F12(cea)a prohibition in regulation 46Z16B or 46Z16C (trade sanctions relating to gold jewellery and relevant processed gold);]
(cf)a prohibition in [F13regulation 46Z18 or] 46Z19 (trade sanctions relating to coal and coal products);]
[F14(cg)a prohibition in regulation 46Z25 or 46Z26 (trade sanctions relating to liquefied natural gas);]
[F15(ch)a prohibition in regulation 46Z30 (trade sanctions in relation to Russia’s vulnerable goods);]
(d)a prohibition in any of [F16regulations] [F1747 to 50 (exports and imports etc. in relation to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory)];
(e)a prohibition imposed by a condition of a trade licence in relation to a prohibition mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) to (d).
(3) The maritime enforcement powers may also be exercised in relation to a relevant ship for the purpose of—
(a)investigating the suspected carriage of relevant goods on the ship, or
(b)preventing the continued carriage on the ship of goods suspected to be relevant goods.
(4) In this Part, “the maritime enforcement powers” are the powers conferred by regulations 91 and 92.
(5) This regulation is subject to regulation 93 (restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 89(2)(a) substituted (1.3.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/195), regs. 1(2), 9(a) (with reg. 11)
F2Reg. 89(2)(b) omitted (1.3.2022) by virtue of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/195), regs. 1(2), 9(b) (with reg. 11)
F3Reg. 89(2)(ba) inserted (21.4.2023) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/440), regs. 1(2), 13(a)
F4Reg. 89(2)(ca)(cb) inserted (14.4.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 8) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/452), regs. 1(2), 9
F5Words in reg. 89(2)(cb) substituted (21.4.2023) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/440), regs. 1(2), 13(b)
F6Reg. 89(2)(cba)-(cbd) inserted (21.4.2023) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/440), regs. 1(2), 13(c)
F7Reg. 89(2)(cc)-(cf) inserted (21.7.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/850), regs. 1(2), 25
F8Words in reg. 89(2)(cc) substituted (29.10.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 3 para. 10(1)(2)(h)
F9Words in reg. 89(2)(cd) omitted (29.10.2022) by virtue of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 3 para. 6(b)
F10Reg. 89(2)(cda) inserted (5.12.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 16) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1122), regs. 1(2), 16
F11Words in reg. 89(2)(ce) substituted (29.10.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 3 para. 6(c)
F12Reg. 89(2)(cea) inserted (29.10.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), regs. 1(2)(b), 10(2)
F13Words in reg. 89(2)(cf) substituted (29.10.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 3 para. 6(d)
F14Reg. 89(2)(cg) inserted (29.10.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), regs. 1(2)(b), 10(3)
F15Reg. 89(2)(ch) inserted (21.4.2023) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/440), regs. 1(2), 13(d)
F16Word in reg. 89(2)(d) substituted (29.10.2022) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 15) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1110), reg. 1(2)(b), Sch. 3 para. 6(e)
F17Words in reg. 89(2)(d) substituted (30.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 7) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/395), regs. 1(2), 38
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 89 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
90.—(1) The following persons are “maritime enforcement officers” for the purposes of this Part—
(a)a commissioned officer of any of Her Majesty's ships;
(b)a member of the Ministry of Defence Police (within the meaning of section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 1987 M1);
(c)a constable—
(i)who is a member of a police force in England and Wales,
(ii)within the meaning of section 99 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 M2, or
(iii)who is a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland or the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;
(d)a special constable—
(i)appointed under section 27 of the Police Act 1996 M3,
(ii)appointed under section 9 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, or
(iii)in Northern Ireland, appointed by virtue of provision incorporating section 79 of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 1847 M4;
(e)a constable who is a member of the British Transport Police Force;
(f)a port constable, within the meaning of section 7 of the Marine Navigation Act 2013 M5, or a person appointed to act as a constable under provision made by virtue of section 16 of the Harbours Act 1964 M6;
(g)a designated customs official within the meaning of Part 1 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (see section 14(6) of that Act) M7;
(h)a designated NCA officer who is authorised by the Director General of the National Crime Agency (whether generally or specifically) to exercise the powers of a maritime enforcement officer under this Part.
(2) In this regulation, “a designated NCA officer” means a National Crime Agency officer who is either or both of the following—
(a)an officer designated under section 10 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 M8 as having the powers and privileges of a constable;
(b)an officer designated under that section as having the powers of a general customs official.
Commencement Information
I2Reg. 90 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
Marginal Citations
M11987 c.4. Section 1 was amended by; paragraph 41 of Schedule 7 to the Police Act 1996 (c.16); paragraph 16 of Schedule 4 to the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998 (c.32); section 78(2) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c.32); section 79(3) of the Police Reform Act 2002 (c.30); and by S.I. 2013/602.
M22012 asp.8 (Scottish Act).
M31996 c.16. Section 27 was amended by paragraphs 22 and 26 of Schedule 16(1) to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (c.13).
M41847 c.27. Section 79 was amended by S.I. 2006/2167.
M61964 c.40. Section 16 was amended by; section 29(2) of the Wales Act 2017 (c.4); S.I. 1999/672; and S.I. 1970/1681.
91.—(1) This regulation applies if a maritime enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to suspect that a relevant ship is carrying prohibited goods or relevant goods.
(2) The officer may—
(a)stop the ship;
(b)board the ship;
(c)for the purpose of exercising a power conferred by paragraph (3) or regulation 92, require the ship to be taken to, and remain in, a port or anchorage in the United Kingdom or any other country willing to receive it.
(3) Where the officer boards a ship by virtue of this regulation, the officer may—
(a)stop any person found on the ship and search that person for—
(i)prohibited goods or relevant goods, or
(ii)any thing that might be used to cause physical injury or damage to property or to endanger the safety of any ship;
(b)search the ship, or any thing found on the ship (including cargo) for prohibited goods or relevant goods;
(4) The officer may—
(a)require a person found on a ship boarded by virtue of this regulation to provide information or produce documents;
(b)inspect and copy such information or documents.
(5) The officer may exercise a power conferred by paragraph (3)(a)(i) or (b) only to the extent reasonably required for the purpose of discovering prohibited goods or relevant goods.
(6) The officer may exercise the power conferred by paragraph (3)(a)(ii) in relation to a person only where the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that the person might use a thing to cause physical injury or damage to property or to endanger the safety of any ship.
(7) The officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of any power conferred by this regulation.
Commencement Information
I3Reg. 91 in force on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
92.—(1) This regulation applies if a maritime enforcement officer is lawfully on a relevant ship (whether in exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 91 or otherwise).
(2) The officer may seize any of the following which are found on the ship, in any thing found on the ship, or on any person found on the ship—
(a)goods which the officer has reasonable grounds to suspect are prohibited goods or relevant goods, or
(b)things within regulation 91(3)(a)(ii).
(3) The officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of any power conferred by this regulation.
Commencement Information
I4Reg. 92 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
93.—(1) The authority of the Secretary of State is required before any maritime enforcement power is exercised in reliance on regulation 89 in relation to—
(a)a British ship in foreign waters, or
(b)a foreign ship in international waters.
(2) In relation to a British ship in foreign waters other than the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to any relevant British possession, the Secretary of State may give authority under paragraph (1) only if the State in whose waters the power would be exercised consents to the exercise of the power.
(3) The Secretary of State may give authority under paragraph (1) only if—
(a)the home state has requested the assistance of the United Kingdom for a purpose mentioned in regulation 89(2) or (3),
(b)the home state has authorised the United Kingdom to act for such a purpose, or
(c)the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 or a UN Security Council Resolution otherwise permits the exercise of the power in relation to the ship.
Commencement Information
I5Reg. 93 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
94.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any expression used in this Part and in section 19 or 20 of the Act has the same meaning in this Part as it has in section 19 or (as the case may be) section 20 of the Act.
(2) For the purpose of interpreting any reference to “prohibited goods” or “relevant goods” in this Part, any reference in section 19 or 20 of the Act to a “relevant prohibition or requirement” is to be read as a reference to any prohibition specified in [F19regulation 89(2)(a) to (e)].
Textual Amendments
F18Words in reg. 94 heading substituted (18.7.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 13) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/814), regs. 1(2), 9
F19Words in reg. 94(2) substituted (31.12.2020 immediately after IP completion day) by The Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/590), regs. 1(2), 10(9); S.I. 2020/1514, reg. 4
Commencement Information
I6Reg. 94 in force at 31.12.2020 on IP completion day (in accordance with 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)), see reg. 1(2)
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