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The Merchant Shipping (Additional Safety Measures for Bulk Carriers) Regulations 1999
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15.—(1) If a bulk carrier proceeds or attempts to proceed to sea without complying with the requirements of regulation 4(2), 6(1) or (2), 7, 8(2) or (4), 9, 10(1), (2) or (3) or 12(1), the owner and master of the ship shall each, in respect of each case of non-compliance, be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both.
(2) In any proceedings for an offence for non-compliance with regulation 4(2), 9, 10(1), or 12(1) it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that all reasonable steps had been taken by that person to ensure compliance with that regulation.
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