# The Folkestone Harbour Revision Order 2017, Article 31: Failure to comply with directions

Extent: E+W

(1) A person who fails to comply with a general direction or a special direction shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(2) In any proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/601/article/31 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/folkestone-harbour-revision-order-2017/article-31
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