PART 4Exceptions

Exceptions from shipping prohibitions7.

After regulation 61 (exceptions for emergencies in certain cases), insert—

“Ships: exceptions from prohibition on port entry61A.

(1)

The prohibition in regulation 57A(1) (prohibition on port entry) is not contravened by providing a ship with access to a port if—

(a)

a port entry direction has been given in relation to the ship under regulation 57C (movement of ships), or

(b)

the access is needed by the ship in a case of emergency.

(2)

The prohibition in regulation 57A(2) is not contravened by the entry into port of a ship if—

(a)

a port entry direction has been given in relation to the ship under regulation 57C, or

(b)

the entry is needed by the ship in a case of emergency.”