United Nations (Anti-Terrorism Measures) Ordinance
Gazette Number:
E.R. 2 of 2012
Section:
11H
Heading:
Master may deliver alleged offender to appropriate authorities
Version Date:
02/08/2012
(1) The master of a Hong Kong ship may deliver to the appropriate authorities of a state that is a party to the Rome Convention any person whom the master has reasonable grounds to believe has committed any act prohibited under section 11E.
(2) The master of a Hong Kong ship who intends to deliver a person under subsection (1) shall notify the appropriate authorities of the state concerned of-
(a) his intention to deliver the person to those authorities; and
(b) his reasons for intending to do so.
(3) A notification under subsection (2) shall be given-
(a) if it is practicable to do so, before the ship enters the territorial sea of the state concerned; or
(b) in any other case, as soon as is practicable.
(4) Where the master of a Hong Kong ship delivers a person under subsection (1), the master shall give to the appropriate authorities of the state concerned any evidence relating to the act concerned prohibited under section 11E that is in the master's possession.