The Port Security Regulations 2009

Regulation 4

SCHEDULE 1 Port Related Area

Notification of port related area

1.—(1) Within 30 days of designating an area as a port related area the Secretary of State must give notice of the designation to the port security officer and—

(a) the principal operator of that port related area; or

(b) if there is no principal operator of that port related area, the owner of that area.

(2) The Secretary of State may, by notice in writing require any person the Secretary of State believes may—

(a) own land, a building or works within an area identified in the notice, or

(b) carry out operations in such an area,

to provide the Secretary of State with such information specified in the notice as the Secretary of State may require in order to determine whether that person is the principal operator or the owner of an area that the Secretary of State is considering designating as a port related area.

(3) A notice under paragraph (2)—

(a) must specify a date before which the information required by that notice is to be provided to the Secretary of State; and

(b) may at any time be—

(i) revoked by a notice in writing served on that person by the Secretary of State, or

(ii) varied by a further notice under paragraph (2).

Appointment of security manager

2.  Within 30 days of the notification under paragraph 1(1) of this Schedule—

(a) the principal operator of that port related area, or

(b) if there is no principal operator of that port related area, the owner of that area,

must appoint a security manager for that port related area.

Duties of security manager

3.  The security manager must—

(a) develop and maintain a port related area security plan;

(b) implement the port related area security plan;

(c) undertake regular security inspections of the port related area to ensure the continuation of appropriate security measures;

(d) recommend and incorporate, as appropriate, modifications to the port related area security plan in order to correct deficiencies and to update the plan to take into account relevant changes to the port related area or to the port, and to security issues affecting the port related area or the port;

(e) enhance security awareness and vigilance of the port related area’s personnel;

(f) ensure adequate training has been provided to personnel responsible for the security of the port related area;

(g) report to the UK control authorities and maintain records of occurrences which threaten the security of the port related area, and occurrences in the port related area which threaten the security of the port;

(h) coordinate implementation of the port related area security plan with the Port Security Authority, port security officer, port facility security officers, and security managers for other port related areas; and

(i) ensure that security equipment (if any) is properly operated, tested, calibrated and maintained.

Port related area security plan

4.  A port related area security plan must include—

(a) measures designed to prevent weapons or any other dangerous substances or devices intended for use against persons, ships or ports, where the carriage of these items is not authorised, from being introduced into the port related area or the port;

(b) measures designed to prevent unauthorised access to the port related area, to the port, and to any restricted areas or controlled buildings in the port or port facilities;

(c) procedures for responding to security threats or breaches of security, including provisions for maintaining critical operations of the port related area or the port;

(d) the duties of port related area personnel assigned security responsibilities;

(e) the duties in relation to security of other port related area personnel;

(f) procedures for interfacing port related area security activities with port security activities;

(g) procedures for the periodic review of that plan and updating of that plan;

(h) procedures for reporting security incidents;

(i) identification of the security manager including 24 hour contact details;

(j) measures to ensure the security of the information contained in that plan; and

(k) procedures for checking that the measures specified in that plan are carried out to the standards specified in that plan.