Regulation 24 Offences and penalties

(1)

A person commits an offence if—

(a)

being a person mentioned in regulation 6(2), (3)(a) or (b), they fail without reasonable excuse to report an accident as required by regulation 6;

(b)

being a person referred to in paragraph (a), they fail without reasonable excuse to provide information as required by regulation 6(4);

(c)

they falsely claim to have any additional information or new evidence pertaining to any accident;

(d)

being a person mentioned in regulation 6(5), they fail without reasonable excuse—

(i)

to examine the circumstances of an accident, so far as is reasonably practicable, or

(ii)

to provide the report required.

(2)

A person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any requirement, duty or prohibition in regulation 10(1), (4), (5) or (7) commits an offence.

(3)

A person who without reasonable excuse discloses or permits to be disclosed—

(a)

any information, documents or records in contravention of regulations 15(1) or (2), or

(b)

any prescribed information in contravention of regulation 18(1) or (2),

commits an offence.

(4)

A person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement imposed on that person under regulation 21(4) commits an offence.

(5)

A person who commits an offence under any of paragraphs (1) to (4) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction in England and Wales, to a fine;

(b)

on summary conviction in Scotland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(c)

on summary conviction in Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;

(d)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.