PART 6CIVIL ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY POWERS AND FURTHER OFFENCES

Enforcement of taking of safety measures

Offence: failure to comply with notice under section 71(2)72

(1)

Failure to comply with a notice by the Department under section 71(2) is an offence.

(2)

A reservoir manager guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—

(a)

on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to a fine, or to both,

(b)

on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both.