# The Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) Regulations 1999, Regulation 14: Penalties


(1) (a) If a master, owner or officer fails without reasonable cause to report an accident as required by regulation 5, or
(b) if any person fails without reasonable cause to provide information as required by regulation 6, or
(c) if any person falsely claims to have any additional information or new evidence pertaining to the accident,
he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) If any person fails without reasonable cause to comply with regulation 7(1), 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 without reasonable cause discloses or permits to be disclosed information in contravention of regulations 9(1) and 10(6), he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2567/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-accident-reporting-and-investigation-regulations-1999/regulation-14
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