MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 21 Identifying vessels and aircraft

MARITIME POWERS ACT 2013 (NO. 15, 2013) - SECT 21

Vessels without nationality

             (1)  An authorising officer may authorise the exercise of maritime powers in relation to a vessel if:

                     (a)  the vessel is not flying the flag of a State; or

                     (b)  the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that the vessel:

                              (i)  has been flying the flag of more than one State; or

                             (ii)  is flying the flag of a State that it is not entitled to fly; or

                            (iii)  is not entitled to fly the flag of any State.

Meaning of vessels without nationality authorisation

             (2)  An authorisation under subsection (1) is a vessels without nationality authorisation .

Aircraft that fail to meet identification requirements

             (3)  An authorising officer may authorise the exercise of maritime powers in relation to an aircraft if:

                     (a)  a requirement made in the exercise of aircraft identification powers in relation to the aircraft has not been complied with; or

                     (b)  the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that information given in response to such a requirement is false or misleading in a material particular.

Note 1:       Aircraft identification powers can be exercised without authorisation: see section 28.

Note 2:       For aircraft identification powers , see subsection 55(4).