# The Merchant Shipping (Co-operation with Search and Rescue Services) Regulations 1998, Regulation 8: Penalties


If there is any contravention of regulation 7 above in respect of a ship, the owner shall be guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or on conviction on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine, or both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1692/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-co-operation-with-search-and-rescue-services-regulations-1998/regulation-8
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