PART 11Maritime enforcement

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1

The following persons are “maritime enforcement officers” for the purposes of this Part—

a

a commissioned officer of any of His Majesty’s ships;

b

a member of the Ministry of Defence Police (within the meaning of section 1 of the Ministry of Defence Police Act 198743);

c

a constable—

i

who is a member of a police force in England and Wales,

ii

within the meaning of section 99 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 201244, or

iii

who is a member of the Police Service of Northern Ireland or the Police Service of Northern Ireland Reserve;

d

a special constable—

i

appointed under section 27 of the Police Act 199645,

ii

appointed under section 9 of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, or

iii

in Northern Ireland, appointed by virtue of provision incorporating section 79 of the Harbours, Docks, and Piers Clauses Act 184746;

e

a constable who is a member of the British Transport Police Force;

f

a port constable, within the meaning of section 7 of the Marine Navigation Act 201347, or a person appointed to act as a constable under provision made by virtue of section 16 of the Harbours Act 196448;

g

a designated customs official within the meaning of Part 1 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (see section 14(6) of that Act)49;

h

a designated NCA officer who is authorised by the Director General of the National Crime Agency (whether generally or specifically) to exercise the powers of a maritime enforcement officer under this Part.

2

In this regulation, “a designated NCA officer” means a National Crime Agency officer who is either or both of the following—

a

an officer designated under section 10 of the Crime and Courts Act 201350 as having the powers and privileges of a constable;

b

an officer designated under that section as having the powers of a general customs official.