# The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 1994, Regulation 16: Penalties


(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/2013/regulation/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-accident-reporting-and-investigation-regulations-1994/regulation-16
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