Enforcement of marine licensing
6.—(1) For the purposes of enforcing Part 4 of the 2010 Act, the powers conferred on a marine enforcement officer by section 131 of that Act may be exercised in accordance with paragraph (2) (as well as in accordance with subsection (2) of that section).
(2) These powers may be exercised—
(a)in relation to any vessel or marine structure outside Scotland which was loaded in Scotland;
(b)in any part of the United Kingdom other than Scotland, in relation to an offence which the marine enforcement officer reasonably believes has been committed—
(i)in Scotland; or
(ii)outside the UK marine area and in circumstances where a vessel or marine structure referred to in sub-paragraph (a) or (c) was involved in the commission of the offence;
(c)in relation to any vessel or marine structure in the UK offshore area which has been pursued there in accordance with article 8.
(3) Nothing in this article affects any right of hot pursuit which a marine enforcement officer may have under international law.