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Regulation 19 Offences

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(1)

A person who contravenes a provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a time not exceeding the statutory maximum or on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or a fine, or both.

(2)

It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under these Regulations to show that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.