Modern Slavery Act 2015 (c. 30)
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Part 3—Maritime enforcement
(10) The condition referred to in subsection (1)(c), (4)(c) and (7)(c) is that—
- (a) before the pursuit of the ship, a signal is given for it to stop, and
- (b) the pursuit of the ship is not interrupted.
(11) The signal referred to in subsection (10)(a) must be given in such a way as to be audible or visible from the ship.
(12) For the purposes of subsection (10)(b), pursuit is not interrupted by reason only of the fact that—
- (a) the method of carrying out the pursuit, or
- (b) the identity of the ship or aircraft carrying out the pursuit,
changes during the course of the pursuit.
(13) Nothing in this Part affects any right of hot pursuit that a constable or an enforcement officer may have under international law.
39Interpretation of Part 3
(1) In this Part—
- “the Convention” means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982 (Cmnd 8941) and any modifications of that Convention agreed after the passing of this Act that have entered into force in relation to the United Kingdom;
- “enforcement officer” means—
- (a) 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),
- (b) a person who is a commissioned officer of any of Her Majesty’s ships, or
- (c) a person in command or charge of any aircraft or hovercraft of the Royal Navy, the Army or the Royal Air Force;
- “England and Wales waters” means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to England and Wales;
- “English and Welsh constable” means only a person who is—
- (a) a member of a police force in England and Wales,
- (b) a member of the British Transport Police Force,
- (c) a port constable, within the meaning of section 7 of the Marine Navigation Act 2013, or a person appointed to act as a constable under provision made by virtue of section 16 of the Harbours Act 1964, or
- (d) a National Crime Agency officer having the powers and privileges of a constable in England and Wales under the Crime and Courts Act 2013;
- “foreign ship” means a ship which—
- (a) is registered in a State other than the United Kingdom, or
- (b) is not so registered but is entitled to fly the flag of a State other than the United Kingdom;
- “foreign waters” means the sea and other waters within the seaward limits of the territorial sea adjacent to any relevant territory or State other than the United Kingdom;
- “home state”, in relation to a foreign ship, means—
- (a) the State in which the ship is registered, or
