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Regulation 15 Enforcement notices: offence

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(1)

It is an offence for a person to contravene any requirement imposed by an enforcement notice.

(2)

Any person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable—

(a)

on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or both.

(3)

In any proceedings for an offence under this regulation it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.