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Part II · Duties and Functions of the Department of Coast Guard

5. Powers of the Department of Coast Guard

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(1)

The Department of Coast Guard shall have the power to—

(a)

stop, enter, board, inspect and search any place, structure, vessel or aircraft and to arrest and detain any vessel or aircraft;

(b)

demand the production of any licence, permit, record, certificate or any other document and to inspect such licence, permit, record, certificate or other document or make copies of or take extracts from such licence, permit, record, certificate or other document;

(c)

investigate any offence which it has reason to believe is being committed or is about to be committed or has been committed;

Department of Coast Guard

(d)

exercise the right of hot pursuit;

(e)

examine and seize or dispose of any fish or any article, device, goods, vessel, air craft or any other item relating to any offence which has been committed or it has reasonable grounds to believe that such offence has been committed; and

(f)

arrest any person whom it has reason to believe has committed an offence under any written law of Sri

Lanka for the time being in force.

(2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), no vessel shall be arrested or detained within the territorial waters if the passage of that vessel within the territorial waters, is an innocent passage.

For the purpose of this section, the passage of a vessel is an innocent passage if the passage is not prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of Sri Lanka.

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Advisory Council

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Part IV

General

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