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Prohibition on arrival of vessels into England 
3. —(1) A controller must not cause or permit a vessel  whose last point of departure was a 
country or territory listed in paragraph 5 to moor at a port in England unless mooring at a port in 
England— 
(a)  is reasonably necessary to secure the safety of the  vessel or the health and safety of any 
person aboard it; or 
(b)  is otherwise required pursuant to a direction issue d under Schedule 3A to the Merchant 
Shipping Act 1995. 
(2)  This paragraph does not apply in relation to— 
(a)  a commercially operated vessel carrying no passengers; 
(b)  a vessel operated by or in support of Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom; 
(c)  a vessel operated by or in support of a foreign cou ntry or territory where, prior to its 
arrival in England, a United Kingdom Government Dep artment has provided written 
confirmation to the operator that the vessel is car rying passengers who are travelling to 
conduct official business with the United Kingdom. 
4.  The countries or territories referred to in paragraph 2(1) are— 
(a)  Argentina; 
(b)  Brazil; 
(c)  Cape Verde; 
(d)  Chile; 
(e)  Ethiopia; 
(f)  The Maldives; 
(g)  Oman; 
(h)  Qatar; 
(i)  South Africa; 
(j)  Turkey; 
(k)  United Arab Emirates. 
5.  The countries or territories referred to in paragraph 3(1) are— 
Turkey 
6.  A controller who contravenes paragraph 2(1) or 3(1 ) commits an offence punishable on 
summary conviction by a fine. 
 SCHEDULE 14 Regulation 20(4)(c) 
Amounts of fixed penalties 
Amounts of fixed penalties 
1.  The amounts specified for the purposes of regulati on 20(4)(c) are the amounts specified in 
paragraphs 2 to 17 in relation to the offences described in each paragraph. 
Regulation 19(1)(a) 
2.  Breach of regulation 3(1), (2) (3) (5), (7) or (8)  (without reasonable excuse fail to provide 
passenger information, or evidence of having provid ed passenger information, or to update 
passenger information)— 
(a)  in the case of the first fixed penalty notice, £500;