Mineral Workings (Offshore Installations) Act 1971
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .on summary conviction a fine not exceeding F8level 5 on the standard scale,on conviction on indictment imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine, or both,(4) The operation of any regulations made under this Act may be excluded in whole or in part (5) Any exemption or exclusion (6) Where in pursuance of this section a person is exempted or excluded from the requirements of any provision of this Act, or of regulations under this Act, but subject to a condition, and the condition is not observed, the exemption or exclusion shall not have effect, and proceedings may be brought in respect of any breach of duty as if the exemption or exclusion had not had effect.(7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1) Where an offence under this Act which has been committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, he, as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.In this subsection “director”, in relation to a body corporate established by or under any enactment for the purpose of carrying on under public ownership any industry or part of an industry or undertaking, being a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of that body corporate.(2) In proceedings for an offence under this Act an averment in any process of the fact that anything was done or situated within F12controlled waters shall, until the contrary is proved, be sufficient evidence of that fact as stated in the averment.that he has used all due diligence to enforce the execution of this Act, and of any relevant regulation made under this Act, andthat any relevant contravention was committed without his consent, connivance or wilful default.(4) Proceedings for any offence under this Act may be taken, and the offence may for all incidental purposes be treated as having been committed, in any place in the United Kingdom.(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a duty imposed on any person by any provision of this Act, ora duty imposed on any person by any provision of regulations made under this Act which expressly applies the provisions of this section.(2) Breach of any such duty shall be actionable so far, and only so far, as it causes personal injury, and references in section 1 of the (3) Subsection (2) above is without prejudice to any action which lies apart from the provisions of this Act.(4) Neither section 9(3) of this Act, nor any defences afforded by regulations made in pursuance of section 7(2) (b) of this Act, shall afford a defence in any civil proceedings, whether brought by virtue of this section or not.(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(7) In this section “personal injury” includes any disease and any impairment of a person’s physical or mental condition and includes any fatal injury.(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(4) It is hereby declared that, notwithstanding that this Act may affect individuals or bodies corporate outside the United Kingdom, it applies to any individual whether
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