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Maritime Transport and Offshore Facilities Security Act 2003
38Revoking security directions
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#### 38 Revoking security directions
(1) The Secretary may, by writing, revoke a security direction.
(1A) A security direction covered by paragraph 33(1)(a) must be revoked when the specific threat no longer exists.
(1AA) A security direction covered by paragraph 33(1)(b) must be revoked when the general threat no longer exists.
(2) If:
(a) the Secretary gives a security direction to a person (including a direction given under section 36 to the ship operator for, or the master of, a security regulated ship); and
(b) the Secretary revokes the direction; and
(c) the direction has not been displayed under subsection 35(2);
the Secretary must notify the person of the revocation.
(3) If the Secretary has displayed a security direction under subsection 35(2) and the Secretary revokes the direction, the Secretary must remove the displayed direction.