such other activity not having a direct bearing on passage or is designed to hamper international navigation. (3) The passage of a foreign warship in the territorial sea or archipelagic waters is prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of if the warship navigates in the archipelagic waters or the territorial sea without the prior notice and authorisation required under section 16(2). (4) For the purposes of this section — (a) the passage of a foreign ship does not cease to be continuous and expeditious by reason only of the ship stopping or anchoring, if the stopping or anchoring is — incidental to ordinary navigation; (i) rendered necessary by force majeure or distress; or (ii) for the purpose of rendering assistance to persons, ships or (iii) aircraft in danger or distress; and (b) a foreign ship has authority to engage in an activity of the kind referred to in subsection (2) if it does so with — the prior permission of the Port Authorities of Seychelles; or (i) under the authority of a written law, or of a licence, lease or (ii) other authority lawfully given or issued under a written law of . (5) In exercising the right of innocent passage, a foreign ship shall comply with — (a) the laws of Seychelles, order, direction, licence or any other authority relating to the exercise of innocent passage through- the archipelagic waters or territorial sea with respect to — the safety of navigation and the regulation of maritime (i) traffic; the protection of navigational aids and facilities and other (ii) facilities or installations; the protection of cables and pipelines; (iii) the conservation of the living resources of the sea; (iv) the prevention of the infringement of fisheries laws and (v) regulations of ; the prevention of the infringement of customs, fiscal, (vi)
such other activity not having a direct bearing on passage or is designed to hamper international navigation. (3) The passage of a foreign warship in the territorial sea or archipelagic waters is prejudicial to the peace, good order or security of if the warship navigates in the archipelagic waters or the territorial sea without the prior notice and authorisation required under section 16(2). (4) For the purposes of this section — (a) the passage of a foreign ship does not cease to be continuous and expeditious by reason only of the ship stopping or anchoring, if the stopping or anchoring is — (i) incidental to ordinary navigation; (ii) rendered necessary by force majeure or distress; or (iii) for the purpose of rendering assistance to persons, ships or aircraft in danger or distress; and (b) a foreign ship has authority to engage in an activity of the kind referred to in subsection (2) if it does so with — (i) the prior permission of the Port Authorities of Seychelles; or (ii) under the authority of a written law, or of a licence, lease or other authority lawfully given or issued under a written law of . (5) In exercising the right of innocent passage, a foreign ship shall comply with — (a) the laws of Seychelles, order, direction, licence or any other authority relating to the exercise of innocent passage through- the archipelagic waters or territorial sea with respect to — (i) the safety of navigation and the regulation of maritime traffic; (ii) the protection of navigational aids and facilities and other facilities or installations; (iii) the protection of cables and pipelines; (iv) the conservation of the living resources of the sea; (v) the prevention of the infringement of fisheries laws and regulations of ; (vi) the prevention of the infringement of customs, fiscal,
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