Regulation 16 Penalties

If a master, owner or officer fails without reasonable cause to report an accident, serious injury or dangerous occurrence, as required by regulation 5, or if a master or owner so fails to provide information as required by regulation 6, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

If any person fails without reasonable cause to comply with regulation 7 above, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum and on conviction on indictment to a fine.

If any person discloses or permits to be disclosed information in contravention of regulation 9(5) above, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.