# The Sizewell C (Nuclear Generating Station) Order 2022, Article 69: Failure to comply with directions


(1) Any person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a general direction issued under article 65 (power to make general directions to vessels) or a special direction under article 67 (power to make special directions to vessels) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 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 they 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/2022/853/article/69 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sizewell-c-nuclear-generating-station-order-2022/article-69
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