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Most merchant shipping statutory instruments provide for two grades of penalty: one on summary conviction and the other on conviction on indictment. What is the difference between summary conviction and conviction on indictment?
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If there is a breach of a Merchant Shipping regulation with an associated penalty, which type of law is contravened and in what type of court would the case be heard?
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What is the Standard Scale of Fines, and what is its purpose?
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What are the current monetary sums on the Standard Scale of Fines?
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What does “a fine of the statutory maximum” mean where it is stated as the penalty for an offence under an SI?
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For what offences can a shipmaster be fined up to £250,000 on summary conviction in a UK court?
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For what offences can a shipmaster be fined up to £50, 000 on summary conviction in a UK court?
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For what offences can a shipmaster be fined up to £25, 000 on summary conviction in a UK court?