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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

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Merchant Shipping (Eyesight and Medical Examination) Regulations, 2004

Part 4 : Supplementary

25. Offences, penalties and defences

 

(1) Every person commits an offence who contravenes regulation 6, 15, 16 or 17.

 

(2) A person who commits an offence in terms of subregulation (1) is liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months.

 

(3) In proceedings for an offence in terms of subregulation (1) it is a defence to prove that the accused took reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to avoid committing the offence.