# The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Construction and Survey) Regulations 1981, 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1981/1098/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-submersible-craft-construction-and-survey-regulations-1981/regulation-7
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