S.L. 499.23 Art. 52Offences by Master or crew member.

(1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, if any

Master or crew member in the exercise of his duties has contravened any of the provisions of these regulations or has disobeyed any order or directive given by the Authority, the

Authority shall hand over to the offender a notice containing a general description of the offence and may:

(a) suspend or revoke the certificate of such master or crew member;

(b) impose a penalty of not more than three thousand (3,000) euro in respect of each offence and which has to be paid to the Authority within such time indicated in the notice, which in no case shall be less than seven days, or provided that where any penalty imposed under this regulation is not paid within the aforementioned period, ordinary proceedings in respect of the offence may be taken in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.

(2) The suspension or revocation of a certificate or the payment of any penalty ordered under this regulation shall for all intents and purposes of law, be deemed to be an admission of the commission of the offence and no further action shall be taken in respect of such offence.