PART 6Ships
F1Prohibition on port entry57A
1
A person must not provide a ship to which this paragraph applies with access to a port in the United Kingdom, if the person knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the ship is a ship to which this paragraph applies.
2
The master or pilot of a ship to which this paragraph applies must not cause or permit the ship to enter a port in the United Kingdom if the master or pilot knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the ship is a ship to which this paragraph applies.
3
Paragraphs (1) and (2) are subject to Part 7 (Exceptions) (see, in particular, regulation 61A (ships: exceptions from prohibitions on port entry)).
4
A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) or (2) commits an offence.
5
Paragraphs (1) and (2) apply to—
a
a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated person,
b
a ship owned, controlled, chartered or operated by persons connected with Russia,
c
a ship flying the flag of Russia,
d
a ship registered in Russia, or
e
a specified ship.
6
In paragraph (5), a “designated person” means a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of the relevant regulations under this Part.