PART 8Maritime enforcement
Seizure powerI150
1
This regulation applies if a maritime enforcement officer is lawfully on a relevant ship (whether in exercise of the powers conferred by regulation 49 (power to stop, board, search etc.) or otherwise).
2
The officer may seize any of the following which are found on the ship, in anything 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 49(3)(a)(ii).
3
The officer may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of any power conferred by this regulation.