Regulation 25 Offences, penalties and defence
It is an offence for—
the master of the ship to breach regulation 5(1), (3)(b) or (4)(b), 8(1), 9(1), 10, 11(2), 12(1), (4)(a), (5) or (7), 13 or 17;
the employer of an employed seafarer to breach regulation 5(1), 8(1) or 16;
the person authorised by the master of the ship to breach regulation 9(1), 10, 12(1), (4)(a) or (5) or 13;
the shipowner to breach regulation 5(1), 8(1), 12(7), 14 or 17.
Where there is a contravention of regulation 15(1)(a) or (b), the employer of the seafarer is guilty of an offence.
A person guilty of an offence under these Regulations is liable on summary conviction—
in England and Wales, to a fine;
in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it is a defence for the defendant to show that all reasonable steps had been taken by the defendant to ensure compliance with these Regulations.