# The Merchant Shipping (Submersible Craft Operations) Regulations 1987, Regulation 18: Offences


(1) A person who contravenes any provision 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 £2,000;
(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 exercised all due diligence to prevent commission of the offence; and
(b) that the offence was committed without his consent, connivance or default.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/311/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-submersible-craft-operations-regulations-1987/regulation-18
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