# The Merchant Shipping (Hatches and Lifting Plant) Regulations 1988, Regulation 12: Lifting Plant


Where an offence under any of these Regulations is committed, or would have been committed except for the operation of regulation 11(4), by any person due to the act or default of some other person, that other person shall be guilty of the offence, and a person may be charged with and convicted of the offence by virtue of this regulation whether or not proceedings are taken against the first-mentioned person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1639/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-hatches-and-lifting-plant-regulations-1988/regulation-12
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