UK Statutory Instrument SI 2004 United Kingdom

The Ship and Port Facility (Security) Regulations 2004

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Enforced by
MCA
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Imprisonment 3 of 13 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 3 carry different penalties and 7 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person10 Employee1 Trader1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

PRELIMINARY

0 of 5 sections shown
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Interpretation (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Purpose (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Application (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Designations (opens in a new tab)
Part 2

INSPECTIONS

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s.006 Inspection of ships and port facilities by a duly authorised officer (opens in a new tab) Imprisonment
  • Fail to provide or give false information to a ship security officerAny Person
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.007 Inspection of companies and port facilities by the European Commission (opens in a new tab)
Part 3

DETENTION OF SHIPS

1 of 2 sections shown
s.008 Detention notices (opens in a new tab) Imprisonment
  • Fail to comply with a ship detention noticeAny Person
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.009 Compensation for invalid detention of a ship (opens in a new tab)
Part 4

RESTRICTED AREAS

2 of 2 sections shown
s.010 Unauthorised presence in a restricted area of a ship (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Enter or remain in a ship's restricted area without permissionAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.011 Unauthorised presence in a restricted area of a port facility (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Enter or stay in a restricted port area without permissionAny Person

Unlimited fine

Part 5

OFFENCES RELATING TO DULY AUTHORISED OFFICERS

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s.012 Offences and penalties (opens in a new tab) Imprisonment
  • Obstruct a duly authorised officerAny Person
Part 6

ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES

2 of 4 sections shown
s.015 Offences relating to enforcement notices (opens in a new tab) Prosecution
  • Fail to comply with an enforcement noticeAny Person

Unlimited fine

s.016 Objections to enforcement notices (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Object to an enforcement noticeAny Person
  • Object to enforcement notice within 7 daysAny Person
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.013 Enforcement notices (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Contents of enforcement notices (opens in a new tab)
Part 7

MISCELLANEOUS

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s.017 Minimum period for retention of records (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Retain ship security records for at least three yearsAny Person
s.018 Minimum period for retention of a declaration of security (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Retain maritime Declarations of Security for at least three yearsAny Person
  • Retain ship and port security declarations for at least three yearsEmployee
s.019 Amendments to plans (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Obtain approval before changing ship or port security plansTrader
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must notify businesses of required plan amendmentsCrown / Minister / Government department
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.020 Service of documents (opens in a new tab)
1 other provision
s.expressions having the same meaning as in the sola EXPRESSIONS HAVING THE SAME MEANING AS IN THE SOLAS CONVENTION OR THE ISPS CODE

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

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Register and operate a sea-going ship

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