# The Merchant Shipping (Safe Movement on Board Ship) Regulations 1988, Regulation 12: Penalties


(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1641/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safe-movement-on-board-ship-regulations-1988/regulation-12
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