Shipping: Sanctions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the legal basis is for allowing UK forces to interdict sanctioned shadow fleet vessels transiting UK territorial waters; and whether that legal basis has been confirmed in writing by the Attorney General.
Answered by Al Carns
UK forces operate in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and domestic law.
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