# The Merchant Shipping (Radiocommunications) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, Regulation 13: Offences and penalties

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) If a ship proceeds or attempts to proceed to sea or on any voyage, or arrives within United Kingdom waters, in breach of any of the requirements of these Regulations, the owner and the master are each guilty of an offence in respect of each case of non-compliance.
(2) A person to whom regulation 12 applies who fails to—
(a) carry out the specified tests in regulation 12(3), or
(b) inform the master if any radio equipment required by these Regulations is not in working order,
is guilty of an offence in respect of each case of non-compliance.
(3) An offence under paragraph (1) or (2) is punishable—
(a) on summary conviction—
(i) in England and Wales by a fine; or
(ii) in Scotland or Northern Ireland by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b) on conviction on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
(4) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this regulation to prove that the person charged took all reasonable steps to avoid the commission of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2021/1316/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-radiocommunications-amendment-regulations-2021/regulation-13
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