# The Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Packaged Irradiated Nuclear Fuel etc.) (INF Code) Regulations 2000, Regulation 6: Offences and penalties


(1) If there is a breach of regulations 4(2) or 5, the operator and master shall each be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under these Regulations shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum and on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine, or both.
(3) It shall be a defence for a person charged under these Regulations to show that he took all reasonable steps to avoid the commission of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/3216/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-carriage-of-packaged-irradiated-nuclear-fuel-etc-inf-code-regulations-2000/regulation-6
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