(1) A maritime enforcement officer may, for a purpose mentioned in paragraph (2) or (3), exercise any of the maritime enforcement powers in relation to -

(a) a British ship in foreign waters or international waters,

(b) a ship without nationality in international waters, or

(c) a foreign ship in international waters,

and a ship within sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is referred to in this Part as "a relevant ship".

(2) The maritime enforcement powers may be exercised for the purpose of enforcing any of the following -

(a) a prohibition in any of regulations 17 to 20 (trade prohibitions relating to military goods and military technology);

(b) a prohibition in any of regulations 22 to 24 (trade prohibitions relating to Iraqi cultural property);

(c) a prohibition imposed by a condition of a trade licence in relation to a prohibition mentioned in sub-paragraph (a).

(3) The maritime enforcement powers may also be exercised in relation to a relevant ship for the purpose of -

(a) investigating the suspected carriage of relevant goods on the ship, or

(b) preventing the continued carriage on the ship of goods suspected to be relevant goods.