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18.—(1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if—
(a)being a person mentioned in regulation 6(1), (2)(a) or (b), he fails without reasonable cause to report an accident as required by regulation 6, or
(b)being a master or ship’s owner, he fails without reasonable cause to comply with regulation 6(5), or
(c)being a person referred to in paragraph (a), he fails without reasonable cause to provide information as required by regulation 7(3), or
(d)he falsely claims to have any additional information or new evidence pertaining to any accident or serious injury,
and such a person shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) If any person fails without reasonable cause to comply with any requirement, duty or prohibition in regulation 9(1), (2) or (5) to (7), he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum and on conviction on indictment to a fine.
(3) If any person without reasonable cause discloses or permits to be disclosed any information in contravention of regulations 12(1) or 13(6), or makes available any documents or records in contravention of regulation 12(2), he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
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