Cap. 641 Art. 95Offences.

(1) In the case of a contravention against this Act which relates to the flight of an aircraft, the operator of that aircraft and the commander thereof shall, without prejudice to the liability of any other person under this Act for that contravention, be deemed to have contravened the relevant provision or directive or regulatory instrument issued under this Act:

Provided that as a defence to such contravention, the operator and commander may plead that the contravention occurred without their consent or connivance and that they exercised all due diligence to prevent the contravention.

(2) If a person contravenes a provision of this Act or any directive or regulatory instrument issued under it, he shall be liable on conviction to a fine (multa) of not less than two hundred and fifty euro (€250) and not more than two hundred and fifty-thousand euro (€250,000) for each separate infringement:

Provided that the court hearing the relative criminal proceedings shall also have the power to confiscate and, or revoke or suspend any licences, permits or other authorisations belonging to the accused and issued in accordance with the provisions of this Act, for a time or in perpetuity:

Provided further that the provisions of this sub-article shall not apply in the case of any breach of this Act or of any regulatory instrument which are sanctioned by the imposition of an administrative penalty.