Part 7Common enforcement powers etc.: licensing and marine protection etc.
Licensing: further enforcement powers
150Power to require information relating to certain substances and objects
1
A marine enforcement officer may require any person—
a
to give details of any substance or objects on board a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or marine structure,
b
to give information concerning any substances or objects lost from a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or marine structure.
2
A statement made by a person in response to a requirement made under this section may not be used against the person in criminal proceedings in which the person is charged with an offence to which this subsection applies.
3
Subsection (2) applies to any offence other than an offence under section 44(2) of the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.39) (statements made otherwise than on oath).
4
In this section, “vessel” has the same meaning as in section 64(1).