Regulation 6 Offence and penalties

Any contravention of any provision of regulation 5 shall be an offence, punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or on indictment by imprisonment for not more than six months, or a fine, or both.

It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under these Regulations to prove he took all reasonable steps to ensure the Regulations were complied with.