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10.—(1) Any contravention of these regulations shall be an offence punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or on conviction on indictment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or a fine, or both.
(2) A person who—
(a)intentionally alters a Domestic Ship Safety Management Certificate,
(b)in connection with any adult conducted in accordance with these Regulations knowingly or recklessly furnishes false information,
(c)with intent to deceive uses, lends or allows to be used by another, a Domestic Ship Safety Management Certificate, or
(d)in Scotland forges any Domestic Ship Safety Management Certificate,
shall 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 2 years, or a fine or both.
(3) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under the Regulations to show that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.
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