Part 4Marine licensing

Chapter 3Enforcement

Offences

I185Breach of requirement for, or conditions of, a licence

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 a fine not exceeding £50,000;

b

on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.