# The Merchant Shipping (Passenger Boarding Cards) Regulations 1988, Regulation 6: Offences


(1) If there is any breach of regulation 2(1) then the owner of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £2,000 or on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.
(2) If there is any breach of regulation 2(2) or 4 then the master and owner of the ship shall each be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000.
(3) If there is any breach of regulation 2(3) then the master and owner of the ship shall each be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £2,000 or on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.
(4) If there is any breach of regulation 3 then the owner of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000.
(5) Any person contravening regulation 5 shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £2,000 or on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.
(6) It shall be a good defence to a charge under Regulations to prove that the person charged took all reasonable steps to avoid commission of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/191/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-passenger-boarding-cards-regulations-1988/regulation-6
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