S.L. 549.145 Art. 14Offences.

Any person who fails to comply with any provision of these regulations, with the contents of the special research licence or with any order lawfully given in terms of any provision of these regulations or any of the conditions of the special research licence for the relevant species shall be guilty of an offence and shall, upon conviction, be liable to the penalties established by regulation 27 of the Wild Birds Regulations:

Provided that, unless specified otherwise in these regulations, where the offence falls under the scope of regulation 27A of the Wild Birds Regulations, such an offence shall be subject to the procedure stipulated therein and the penalties stipulated in Schedule VIII of the Wild Birds Regulations.