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Maritime Powers Act 2013
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#### 21 Identifying vessels and aircraft
Vessels without nationality
(1) An authorising officer may authorise the exercise of maritime powers in relation to a vessel if:
(a) the vessel is not flying the flag of a State; or
(b) the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that the vessel:
(i) has been flying the flag of more than one State; or
(ii) is flying the flag of a State that it is not entitled to fly; or
(iii) is not entitled to fly the flag of any State.
Meaning of vessels without nationality authorisation
(2) An authorisation under subsection (1) is a vessels without nationality authorisation.
Aircraft that fail to meet identification requirements
(3) An authorising officer may authorise the exercise of maritime powers in relation to an aircraft if:
(a) a requirement made in the exercise of aircraft identification powers in relation to the aircraft has not been complied with; or
(b) the officer suspects, on reasonable grounds, that information given in response to such a requirement is false or misleading in a material particular.
> Note 1: Aircraft identification powers can be exercised without authorisation: see section 28.
> Note 2: For aircraft identification powers, see subsection 55(4).