When (1) an accident has occurred to or in a ship; and (2) in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the accident has created a risk to the safety or a risk of significant pollution by a hazardous substance in the UK, in the UK’s territorial sea or in the UK’s Pollution Control Zone; and (3) in the opinion of the Secretary of State, the use of the powers is necessary to remove or reduce the risk.
When may the Secretary of State’s powers of intervention be exercised?
