10. For regulation 13 of the principal Regulations (radio permission to enter a district), substitute–
13.—(1) An authorised officer may transmit free pratique to the master by an appropriate means when he is satisfied that the arrival of the ship will not result in or contribute towards the spread of infectious disease or tuberculosis.
(2) The ship shall transmit to the authorised officer from a foreign port before arrival in his district by radio, fax, email or other appropriate means, any information relevant under paragraph (1).”.