# The Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999, Regulation 14: Penalties


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2998/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-ec-directive-on-harmonised-safety-regime-regulations-1999/regulation-14
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