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2. Tlie coastal State is required to give 

 appropriate publicity to any daiij^crs to nav- 

 igation, of which it has knowledge, within 

 its territorial sea. 



Article i6 



1. The coastal State may take the neces- 

 sary steps in its territorial sea to prevent 

 passage which is not innocent. 



2. In the case of ships proceeding to in- 

 ternal waters, the coastal State shall also have 

 the right to take the necessary steps to pre- 

 vent any breach of the conditions to which 

 admission of those ships to those waters is 

 subject. 



3. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 

 4, the coastal State may, without discrimi- 

 nation amongst foreign ships, suspend tem- 

 porarily in specified areas of its territorial 

 sea the innocent passage of foreign ships if 

 such suspension is essential for the protec- 

 tion of its security. Such suspension shall 

 take effect only after having been duly 

 published. 



4. There shall be no suspension of the 

 innocent passage of foreign ships through 

 straits which are used for international navi- 

 gation between one part of the high seas 

 and another part of the high seas or the 

 territorial sea of a foreign State. 



Article 17 



Foreign ships exercising the right of inno- 

 cent passage shall comply with the laws and 

 regulations enacted by the coastal State in 

 conformity with these articles and other rules 

 of international law and, in particular, with 

 such laws and regulations relating to trans- 

 port and navigation. 



SUB-SECTION B. RULES APPLICABLE TO 

 MERCHANT SHIPS 



Article 18 



I. No charge may be levied upon foreign 

 ships by reason only of their passage through 

 the territorial sea. 



2. Charges may he levied upon a foreign 

 ship passing through the territorial sea as 

 payment only for specific services rendered 

 to the ship. These charges shall be levied 

 without discrimination. 



Article 19 



1. The criminal jurisdiction of the coastal 

 State should not be exercised on board a 

 foreign ship passing through the territorial 

 sea to arrest any person or to conduct any 

 investigation in connexion with any crime 

 committed on board the ship during its 

 passage, save only in the following cases: 



{a) If the consequences of the crime ex- 

 tend to the coastal State; or 



{b) If the crime is of a kind to disturb 

 the peace of the country or the good order 

 of the territorial sea; or 



{c) If the assistance of the local au- 

 thorities has been requested by the captain 

 of the ship or by the consul of the country 

 whose flag the ship flies; or 



{d) If it is necessary for the suppres- 

 sion of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs. 



2. The above provisions do not affect the 

 right of the coastal State to take any steps 

 authorized by its laws for the purpose of 

 an arrest or investigation on board a foreign 

 ship passing through the territorial sea after 

 leaving internal waters. 



3. In the cases provided for in paragraphs 

 I and 2 of this article, the coastal State shall, 

 if the captain so requests, advise the consu- 

 lar authority of the flag State before taking 

 any steps, and shall facilitate contact between 

 such authority and the ship's crew. In cases 

 of emergency this notification may be com- 

 municated while the measures are being 

 taken. 



4. In considering whether or how an ar- 

 rest should be made, the local authorities 

 shall pay due regard to the interests of 

 navigation. 



5. The coastal State may not take any 

 steps on board a foreign ship passing through 



