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Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002)

Chapter 4 : Law Enforcement Powers of Defence Force at Sea

26. Right of visit on high seas by warships of Defence Force

 

1) Any South African warship may exercise the right of flag verification as provided for in paragraph 2 of article 110 of UNCLOS in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph 1 of that article.

 

2) If the suspicion referred to in article 110 of UNCLOS is proved to be well-founded, the ship may be seized and any person who is reasonably suspected of having committed an offence justiciable by a criminal court of the Republic, may be arrested, whereupon such seized ship and any arrested person shall be dealt with in accordance with section 25(3).