Section 57

The Secretary of State may give a Crimean ports direction, a Donetsk ports direction or a Kherson and Zaporizhzhia ports direction to a master or pilot of a British ship which is a cruise ship. In this regulation, a “Crimean ports direction” is a direction prohibiting a ship from entering a port or any ports located in Crimea. In this regulation, a “Donetsk ports direction” is a direction prohibiting a ship from entering a port or any ports located in the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. In this regulation, a “Kherson and Zaporizhzhia ports direction” is a direction prohibiting a ship from entering a port or any ports located in non-government controlled areas of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia oblasts. It is an offence for a person to whom a direction under this regulation is given to fail to comply with the direction. A Crimean ports direction, a Donetsk ports direction or a Kherson and Zaporizhzhia ports direction— may be given to any master or pilot of a British ship which is a cruise ship, or to masters and pilots of British ships which are cruise ships generally; may be of indefinite duration or a defined duration. The Secretary of State may vary, revoke or suspend a Crimean ports direction, a Donetsk ports direction or a Kherson and Zaporizhzhia ports direction at any time. In this regulation, “cruise ship” means a ship providing cruise services. Any expression used in this Part and in section 7 of the Act (shipping sanctions) has the same meaning in this Part as it has in that section.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-30