Regulation 31 Penalties

If any provision of these Regulations is contravened in relation to an aeroplane the operator of that aeroplane and the commander thereof shall (without prejudice to the liability of any other person under these Regulations for that contravention) be deemed for the purposes of the following provisions of this regulation to have contravened that provision unless he proves that the contravention occurred without his consent or connivance and that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the contravention.

If it is proved that an act or omission of any person which would otherwise have been a contravention by that person of a provision of these Regulations was due to any cause not avoidable by the exercise of reasonable care by that person, the act or omission shall be deemed not to be a contravention by that person of that provision.

If any person contravenes regulation 18 he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

If any person contravenes any other provision of these Regulations, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.