Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)
119. After section 256 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, there is inserted–
“Scottish officers
256A.—(1) The Scottish Ministers may authorise any member of the staff of the Scottish Administration to exercise any of the powers under sections 125(3), 258 and 284(1) of an officer of, or a person appointed by, a Minister of the Crown for the purpose of enforcing, in Scotland or in the Scottish zone and in relation to fishing vessels, sections 49 and 125; and sections 258(5) and 284(4) and (5) shall apply in relation to a member of the staff of the Scottish Administration authorised under this section as they apply to such an officer or person.
(2) In this section, “the Scottish zone” has the same meaning as in section 126(1) of the Scotland Act 1998.”.