SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 4 Amendments of Part III of Aviation and Maritime Security Act 1990
Unauthorised presence in restricted zone
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1
Section 39 (unauthorised presence in restricted zone) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)(a) and (b) for “the harbour authority or a person acting on behalf of the harbour authority” there is substituted “
the competent authority, or a person acting on behalf of that authority
”
.
3
After subsection (2) there is inserted—
2A
A constable or any person acting on behalf of the competent authority may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances to remove from a restricted zone a person remaining in it in contravention of subsection (1)(b) above.
2B
For the purposes of this section the competent authority in relation to a restricted zone is—
a
if the zone was designated on the application of a harbour authority, that authority; and
b
if the zone was designated on the application of a harbour operator, that operator.