PART 3Specification of ships
Notification and publicity where specification power used12
1
Paragraph (2) applies where the Secretary of State—
b
has by virtue of section 26 of the Act revoked a specification made under that regulation.
2
The Secretary of State—
a
must without delay take such steps as are reasonably practicable to inform such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate of the specification or revocation, and
b
except where one or more of the restricted publicity conditions is met, must take steps to publicise the specification or revocation generally.
3
The “restricted publicity conditions” are that the Secretary of State considers that disclosure of the specification or revocation should be restricted—
a
in the interests of national security or international relations,
b
for reasons connected with the prevention or detection of serious crime in the United Kingdom or elsewhere, or
c
in the interests of justice.
4
Paragraph (5) applies if—
a
when a specification is made one or more of the restricted publicity conditions is met, but
b
at any time when the specification has effect, it becomes the case that none of the restricted publicity conditions is met.
5
The Secretary of State must take steps to publicise the specification generally.