Regulation 8 Penalties

Contravention of regulations 5 or 7 by an employer shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding #2,000 or on conviction on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine or both.

Contravention of regulation 4, 5, 6 or 7 by a master shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding #1000.

Contravention of regulation 5(2) or 5(3) by any person other than the employer or master shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding #400.

It shall be a defence for a person charged under this regulation, including a person charged by virtue of regulation 9, to show he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.