reg 18 Offences and penalties
(1) Any person who contravenes regulation 6 or 7 is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. (2) An employer who fails to comply with regulation 8(3) or 15(1) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale. (3) A seafarer who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made under regulation 13(3) is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale. (4) Any person who— (a) obstructs a relevant inspector in the exercise of his powers under regulation 20, or (b) fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made under regulation 20, is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. (5) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it is a defence for the person charged to show that all reasonable steps had been taken by that person to ensure compliance with the relevant provision of these Regulations.