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Article 220
Enforcement by coastal States
1. When a vessel is voluntarily within a port or at an off-shore terminal
of a State, that State may, subject to section 7, institute proceedings in respect
of any violation of its laws and regulations adopted in accordance with this
Convention or applicable international rules and standards for the prevention,
reduction and control of pollution from vessels when the violation has
occurred within the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone of that
State.
2. Where there are clear grounds for believing that a vessel navigating
in the territorial sea of a State has, during its passage therein, violated laws
and regulations of that State adopted in accordance with this Convention or
applicable international rules and standards for the prevention, reduction and
control of pollution from vessels, that State, without prejudice to the
application of the relevant provisions of Part II, section 3, may undertake
physical inspection of the vessel relating to the violation and may, where the
evidence so warrants, institute proceedings, including detention of the vessel,
in accordance with its laws, subject to the provisions of section 7.
3. Where there are clear grounds for believing that a vessel navigating
in the exclusive economic zone or the territorial sea of a State has, in the
exclusive economic zone, committed a violation of applicable international
rules and standards for the prevention, reduction and control of pollution
from vessels or laws and regulations of that State conforming and giving
effect to such rules and standards, that State may require the vessel to give
information regarding its identity and port of registry, its last and its next port
of call and other relevant information required to establish whether a violation
has occurred.
4. States shall adopt laws and regulations and take other measures so
that vessels flying their flag comply with requests for information pursuant
to paragraph 3.
5. Where there are clear grounds for believing that a vessel navigating
in the exclusive economic zone or the territorial sea of a State has, in the
exclusive economic zone, committed a violation referred to in paragraph 3
resulting in a substantial discharge causing or threatening significant pollution
of the marine environment, that State may undertake physical inspection of
the vessel for matters relating to the violation if the vessel has refused to give
information or if the information supplied by the vessel is manifestly at
variance with the evident factual situation and if the circumstances of the case
justify such inspection.
6. Where there is clear objective evidence that a vessel navigating in
the exclusive economic zone or the territorial sea of a State has, in the
exclusive economic zone, committed a violation referred to in paragraph 3
resulting in a discharge causing major damage or threat of major damage to
the coastline or related interests of the coastal State, or to any resources of its
territorial sea or exclusive economic zone, that State may, subject to section 7,
provided that the evidence so warrants, institute proceedings, including
detention of the vessel, in accordance with its laws.
7. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 6, whenever
appropriate procedures have been established, either through the competent
international organization or as otherwise agreed, whereby compliance with
requirements for bonding or other appropriate financial security has been
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