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MS95031 - Hinder / impede / prevent power to pass over adjoining land to a vessel in distress
This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.
Classification details
- Offence code
- MS95031
- Offence title
- Hinder / impede / prevent power to pass over adjoining land to a vessel in distress
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 234(7) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.
- CJS category code
- CS
- Offence class
- S
- Custodial indicator
- No
- Recordable on PNC
- No
- Offence start date
- 02-Jan-95
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 7445.