Regulation 14 Offences

(1)

Any breach of the requirements of these Regulations (other than of the requirements of regulations 4, 5, 6 or 7)—

(a)

in respect of a ship, shall be an offence on the part of the owner, manager, demise charterer and master of the ship; and

(b)

in respect of an installation, shall be an offence on the part of the owner and installation manager,

punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or on conviction on indictment by a fine.

(2)

Any breach of the requirements of regulation 4, 5, 6 or 7 above—

(a)

in respect of a ship, shall be an offence on the part of the owner, manager, demise charterer and master of the ship; and

(b)

in respect of an installation, shall be an offence on the part of the owner and installation manager,

and section 131(3) of the Act^f1shall apply as it applies to an offence under that section, so that each of them shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £25,000 or on conviction on indictment to a fine.

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Footnotes

f1: 1995 c. 21; section 131(3) was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), section 7(1).