# The Merchant Shipping (Pilot Transfer Arrangements) Regulations 1999, Regulation 8: Penalties


(1) An owner of a ship who contravenes any provision of regulation 5 shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.
(2) A master of a ship who contravenes any provision of regulation 6 shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.
(3) A responsible officer who fails to supervise as instructed by the master and required by regulation 6(2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.
(4) It shall be a defence to a charge under this regulation 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/1999/17/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-pilot-transfer-arrangements-regulations-1999/regulation-8
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