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The Merchant Shipping (Work in Fishing Convention) (Medical Certification) Regulations 2018

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15.—(1) Any person who contravenes regulation 4 or 5 is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction—

(a)in England and Wales to a fine; or

(b)in Scotland and Northern Ireland to a fine of an amount not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(2) A fishing vessel owner who fails to comply with regulation 6(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.

(3) A fisherman who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made under regulation 10(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 16, or

(b)fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement made under regulation 16;

is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction—

(i)in England and Wales to a fine; or

(ii)in Scotland and Northern Ireland to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(5) In any proceedings for an offence under this regulation, it is a defence for the person charged to prove that all reasonable steps had been taken by that person to ensure compliance with the requirements of the provision in question.

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