Point in time view as at 19/03/1997. This version of this provision has been superseded.
Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Section 266 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)Any person who contravenes any requirement imposed by an improvement notice shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(2)Any person who contravenes any prohibition imposed by a prohibition notice shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine or both.
(3)It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that he exercised all due diligence to avoid a contravention of the requirement or prohibition in question.
(4)In this section any reference to an improvement notice or a prohibition notice includes a reference to any such notice as modified under section 264(3).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 266 modified (16.2.2001) by S.I. 2001/152, reg. 11(2)
Ss. 264-266 applied (with modifications) (16.2.2001) by S.I. 2001/152, reg. 9(3)
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