F1Part 9AWreck Removal Convention
Reporting, marking and removing
255EImposition of conditions about removal
(1)
This section applies if the Secretary of State has given a registered owner a wreck removal notice.
(2)
The Secretary of State may impose conditions as to the removal of the wreck in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 9 of the Wrecks Convention.
(3)
A condition is imposed by giving notice of it to the registered owner.
(4)
A registered owner who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a condition is guilty of an offence.
(5)
A registered owner guilty of the offence is liableF2—
(a)
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £50,000, or
(b)
on conviction on indictment, to a fine
F2on summary conviction, or on conviction on indictment, to a fine.