# The Newhaven Harbour Revision Order 2016, Article 8: Failure to comply with directions


(1) A person who fails to comply with a general or special direction shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
(2) In any proceedings for an offence under paragraph (1) it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove 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/2016/151/article/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/newhaven-harbour-revision-order-2016/article-8
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