S.L. 549.131 Art. 4Offences and penalties.

(1) An operator of a ship recycling facility who fails to comply with any provisions of these regulations and the provisions of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation shall, on conviction, be guilty of an offence under these regulations.

(2) Any person who commits or attempts to commit an offence against these regulations shall, on conviction, be liable:

(a) in the case of a first offence, a fine (multa) of not less than ten thousand euro (€10,000) but not exceeding fifty thousand euro (€50,000);

(b) in the case of a second or subsequent offence, a fine (multa) of not less than twenty thousand euro (€20,000) but not exceeding one hundred thousand euro (€100,000), or imprisonment not exceeding two years, or both such fine and imprisonment:

Provided further that the court shall order any person who has been found guilty of committing an offence against these regulations to pay for the expenses incurred by the competent authority as a result of the said offence, to undertake mitigation or prevention measures in order to address offence-related damages, the revocation of the authorisation issued by the competent authority and the confiscation of the corpus delicti, if applicable.