# The Merchant Shipping (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002, Regulation 19: Offences


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1587/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-diving-safety-regulations-2002/regulation-19
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