Regulation 7 Offences
(1)
An owner who contravenes any provision of Regulation 3(1) or 4 of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence.
(2)
The punishment for an offence created by these Regulations shall be:
(a)
on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding £1,000;
(b)
on conviction on indictment, imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
(3)
In proceedings for an offence under this Regulation it shall be a defence for the accused to prove—
(a)
that he has exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence; and
(b)
that the contravention was committed without his consent or connivance.