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Regulation 57F Specification of ships
(1) The Secretary of State may specify ships within the meaning of section 7 of the Act for the purposes of -
(a) regulation 57A (prohibition on port entry),
(b) regulation 57B (directions prohibiting port entry),
(c) regulation 57C (movement of ships),
(d) regulation 57D (detention of ships), and
(e) regulation 57E (registration of ships in the United Kingdom).
(2) The Secretary of State must specify a ship by its International Maritime Organization number or, where it is not reasonably practicable to identify it by that number, by any other means that the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
(3) The Secretary of State may not specify a ship unless the Secretary of State -
(a) has reasonable grounds to suspect that the ship is, has been, or is likely to be, involved in a relevant activity, and
(b) considers that it is appropriate for that ship to be specified, having regard to the purposes stated in regulation 4.