85Breach of requirement for, or conditions of, a licenceU.K.
(1)A person who—
(a)contravenes section 65(1), or
(b)fails to comply with any condition of a marine licence,
commits an offence.
(2)A person who is bound by a condition of a licence by virtue of section 71(5) is not to be taken as having failed to comply with the condition unless the requirements of subsection (3) are satisfied.
(3)The requirements are that—
(a)the appropriate licensing authority has served the person with a notice under this subsection which specifies the condition together with a period (which must be a reasonable period, in all the circumstances of the case) within which the person must comply with the condition, and
(b)the person has failed to comply with the condition within that period.
(4)A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to [F1a fine not exceeding £50,000][F1a fine];
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 85(4)(a) substituted (E.W.) (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 4 para. 43(2) (with reg. 5(1))
Commencement Information
I1S. 85 in force at 6.4.2011 by S.I. 2011/556, art. 3(2)(a)