Article 9 Penalties
(1)
A person is guilty of an offence if he or she—
(a)
infringes a regulation in Schedule 1; or
(b)
does not comply with a direction given under Schedule 1.
(2)
The master of a vessel is in addition guilty of an offence if—
(a)
the vessel infringes a regulation in Schedule 1; or
(b)
he or she fails to prevent a member of the vessel’s crew or a passenger on the vessel committing an offence under paragraph (1).
(3)
A person guilty of an offence under paragraphs (1) or (2) is liable on summary conviction in England and Wales to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.