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Regulation 12 Penalties

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(1)

Contravention of regulation 4, 5, 6, 7, 8(1), 9 or 10 by an employer shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £2000 or on conviction on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine, or both.

(2)

Contravention of regulation 4, 5, 6, 7, 8(1), 9 or 10 by a master shall be an offence punishable only on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £1000.

(3)

Contravention of regulation 11 by an owner shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding £2000 or on conviction on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or a fine, or both.

(4)

It shall be a defence for a person charged in respect of a contravention of regulations 4(1), so far as it relates to access by means of a transit area referred to in regulation 5, or 5 to show that the requirements of the relevant regulation were complied with so far as was reasonably practicable.

(5)

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 13, to show that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.