S.L. 499.23 Art. 66Offences.

(1) Any person who fails to comply with any of the requirements prescribed in these regulations or any of the conditions subject to or upon which a licence or a certificate is issued under these regulations shall, for a first offence on conviction be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding seven thousand (7,000) euro, for each offence, and in the case of a continuing offence or offences, to a further fine not exceeding one thousand and five hundred (1,500) euro for each offence for every day or part thereof.

(2) It shall also be lawful for the court, in the case of any contravention committed by the owner or Master of a vessel to order the sequestration of the vessel, for a time not exceeding three months, at the expense of the owner.

(3) In the case of a second or subsequent conviction for any contravention it shall be lawful for the court to cancel the licence or certificate, or to suspend the same for any time, in its discretion.

(4) Where any offence against the provisions of these regulations is committed by a body of persons or body corporate, every person who, at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, manager or other similar officer of such body of persons or body corporate, or was purporting to act in any such capacity, shall be guilty of that offence unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge and that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.