# The Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2010, Regulation 18: Offences and penalties


(1) Any person who contravenes regulation 6 or 7 is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) An employer who fails to comply with regulation 8(3) or 15(1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
(3) A seafarer who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made under regulation 13(3) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
(4) Any person who—
(a) obstructs a relevant inspector in the exercise of his powers under regulation 20, or
(b) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made under regulation 20,
is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(5) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it is a defence for the person charged to show that all reasonable steps had been taken by that person to ensure compliance with the relevant provision of these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/737/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-maritime-labour-convention-medical-certification-regulations-2010/regulation-18
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