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Regulation 14 Penalties

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(1)

Any contravention of regulation 6 or 7 shall be an offence by the owner and skipper, punishable on summary conviction by a maximum fine of an amount not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(2)

If any United Kingdom fishing vessel goes, or attempts to go, to sea without a valid certificate referred to in regulation 10 above then the owner and skipper shall each be guilty of an offence, punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum and on conviction on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and a fine.