# The Merchant Shipping (Mandatory Ships’ Routeing) Regulations 1997, Regulation 4: Offences and penalties


(1) Any contravention of regulation 3 shall be an offence by the owner, the master and any other person for the time being responsible for the conduct of the ship, punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine or both.
(2) It shall be a defence to a charge under these Regulations to show that there were compelling reasons not to use a particular adopted mandatory ships’ routeing system, and that such reasons were recorded in the ship’s log at the time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1341/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-mandatory-ships-routeing-regulations-1997/regulation-4
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