44EPower to pursue persons and vessels

##### 44E Power to pursue persons and vessels (1) A warden may exercise, in relation to foreign vessels and foreign nationals in any place, but not within the territorial sea of another country, a power conferred on the warden under section 41 or 43 if: (a) one or more wardens (whether or not including the warden exercising the power) have pursued the person or vessel from a place within one of the areas referred to in subsection 40(2) to such a place; and (b) the pursuit was not terminated or interrupted at any time before the warden concerned arrived at such a place with a view to exercising that power. (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), a pursuit of a person or vessel is not taken to be terminated or interrupted only because the warden or wardens concerned lose sight of the person or vessel. (3) A reference in subsection (2) to losing sight of a person or vessel includes a reference to losing output from a radar or other sensing device.