reg 24 Penalties
(1) Any contravention of regulation 5 or 13A of these Regulations shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or, on conviction on indictment, by imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine, or both. (2) Any contravention of regulation 14 shall be guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction of a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. (3) Any contravention of regulation 6, 7, 16, 17, 20 or 21 of these Regulations shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale. (4) Any contravention of regulation 8, 9, 11, 11A, 12, 12A, 13, 22 or 23 of these Regulations shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. (5) (a) Any Company which— (i) fails to appoint a safety officer in accordance with regulation 15, or (ii) fails to carry out any of the duties specified in regulation 19, shall be guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction of a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. (b) Any master who fails to carry out any of the duties specified in regulation 19 shall be guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale. (6) It is a defence for a person charged with contravention of regulation 12A to show that all reasonable precautions were taken and all due diligence exercised to avoid commission of the offence.