SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 3ASafety Directions

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. 3A inserted (10.9.2003) by Marine Safety Act 2003 (c. 16), s. 4, Sch. 1

Enforcement

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1

A person commits an offence if he contravenes paragraph 5(a).

2

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under sub-paragraph (1) to prove—

a

that he tried as hard as he could to comply with the relevant direction, or

b

that he reasonably believed that compliance with the direction would involve a serious risk to human life.