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The Merchant Shipping (Ro-Ro Passenger Ship Survivability) Regulations 1997

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11.—(1) If there is any contravention of regulation 5(2) or 9(3) in respect of a ship, the owner shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

(2) If a ship to which these Regulations apply proceeds on any voyage without complying with the requirements of regulation 6(2), the owner and master of that ship shall each 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.

(3) It shall be a defence to a charge under this regulation to prove that the person charged took all reasonable steps to avoid committing the offence.

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