S.L. 535.2 Art. 3Protection of installations in designated areas.

(1) The Prime Minister may, for the purpose of protecting any installation or other device in a designated area by order published in the Gazette, prohibit ships, subject to any exceptions provided by the order, from entering without his consent such part of that area as may be specified in that order.

(2) If any ship enters any part of a designated area in contravention of an order under this regulation, its owner, charterer, manager or master shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine (multa) not exceeding one million euro (€1,000,000) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both such fine and imprisonment, unless it is proven by the master that the prohibition imposed by the order was not, and could not on reasonable inquiry have become known to him.