# The Merchant Shipping (Hatches and Lifting Plant) Regulations 1988, Regulation 11: Lifting Plant


(1) Contravention of regulation 4(1), 4(2), 5, 6(1), 6(3), 6(4), 7, 8, 9 or 10 by an employer shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £2000 or on conviction on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine, or both.
(2) Contravention of regulation 4(1), (2), (3) or (4), 5, 6(1), (2), (3), or (4), 7, 8, 9 or 10 by a master shall be an offence punishable only on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £1000.
(3) Contravention of regulation 4(1), 4(5), 5 or 6(5) by any person shall be an offence punishable only on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £400.
(4) It shall be a defence for a person charged in respect of a contravention of any of these Regulations, including a person charged by virtue of regulation 12, 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/1988/1639/regulation/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-hatches-and-lifting-plant-regulations-1988/regulation-11
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