# The Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) Regulations 1989, Regulation 6: Offences and Penalties


(1) Contravention of regulation 4 by an employer shall be an offence punishable only on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level four on the standard scale.
(2) Contravention of regulation 4 or 5 by a master shall be an offence punishable only on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level four on the standard scale.
(3) It shall be a defence for a person charged in respect of a contravention of any of these Regulations, including a person charged by virtue of regulation 7, to show that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/102/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-provisions-and-water-regulations-1989/regulation-6
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