(1) A foreign vessel, shall not, while in the territorial sea, without the permission of a competent authority given to the master of the vessel, engage in any proscribed activity.
(2) Where a foreign vessel, in contravention of subsection (1), engages in any proscribed activity, the master of the vessel and any other person on board the vessel participating in that activity each commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine of $20,000.
(3) Prosecution for an offence against this section—
(a) shall not be brought against a person who is entitled to State or other immunity recognised by law; or
(b) shall not be commenced without the consent in writing of the Attorney General.
(4) Where the master of a foreign vessel which is detained under section 23(2)(d), is convicted of an offence against this section, the court may, in addition to any other penalty imposed, order that the vessel shall be forfeited to the Crown, and in that event the vessel shall be disposed of in the manner that the Minister orders.
(5) This section has effect notwithstanding that the area of the territorial sea, in which a vessel engages in any proscribed activity, is within a designated strait.