The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

[F1 Movement of ships U.K.

57C.— (1) A port entry direction or a movement direction may be given by the Secretary of State to the master or pilot of—

(a) a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated person,

(b) a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by persons connected with Russia,

(c) a ship registered in Russia,

(d) a ship flying the flag of Russia, or

(e) a specified ship.

(2) The Secretary of State may direct a harbour authority to take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that a ship mentioned in paragraph (1)—

(a) proceeds to or enters a port specified in the direction,

(b) leaves a port specified in the direction,

(c) proceeds to a place specified in the direction, or

(d) remains where it is.

(3) It is an offence for a person to whom a direction is given under this regulation to fail to comply with the direction.

(4) The Secretary of State may notify a person that the existence of a port entry direction or a movement direction, any part of the content of the direction, or anything done under the direction, is to be treated as confidential.

(5) It is an offence for a person to disclose information if the Secretary of State has notified that person under paragraph (4) that the information is to be treated as confidential.

(6) In this regulation—

a “designated person” means a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of the relevant regulations under this Part;

a “movement direction” means a direction requiring a ship—

(a)

to leave a port specified in the direction,

(b)

to proceed to a place specified in the direction, or

(c)

to remain where it is;

a “port entry direction” means a direction requiring a ship to proceed to or enter a port specified in the direction.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Regs. 57A-57I inserted (1.3.2022 at 3.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/203), regs. 1(2), 6