# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Section 276: Summary offences: Scotland.


In Scotland all prosecutions in respect of offences under this Act in respect of which the maximum penalty which may be imposed does not exceed imprisonment for a period of three months or a fine of level 4 on the standard scale or both may be tried in a summary manner before the district court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/section/276 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/section-276
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