241. ADDRESSES TO WHICH REPORTS TO BE SENT.

(1) Reports required under this Regulation shall be addressed to the following address –

(2) If reports are sent by courier, the report shall be addressed to the following address –

(3) Cores and cuttings shall be sent to the address as listed in Subsection (2).

PART 12. – PENALTIES.

242. OFFENCES.

(1) A person who fails to comply with a Direction given under this Regulation or who contravenes a provision of this Regulation is guilty of an offence.

(2) Where a person –

(a) is performing the functions of a Licensee, whether as an employee or agent of or contractor to the Licensee, or as an employee or agent or subcontractor of a contractor to the Licensee, or otherwise; and
(b) in carrying out those functions commits an offence under this Regulation,

the licensee is guilty of an offence.

243. PENALTIES.

A person who commits an offence against this Regulation, for which a penalty is not otherwise provided for that offence, is liable –

(a) where he is the licensee, Person-in-Charge, deputy Person-in-Charge or other person giving directions relating to the carrying on of any petroleum prospecting development or production operations in a licence area – to a penalty of a fine not exceeding K5,000.00 and where the offence is a continuous one, to a default penalty of a fine not exceeding K500.00 per day for each and every day during which the offence continues; and
(b) where he is a person other than a person described in Paragraph (a): to a penalty of a fine not exceeding K500.00 and where the offence is a continuing one, to a default penalty of a fine not exceeding K100.00 per day for each and every day during which the offence continues.

244. DEFENCE OF IMPRACTICABILITY.

It is a defence to a charge of a contravention of, or non-compliance with, any provision of this Regulation or a special instruction for the time being applicable under this Regulation that observance of or compliance with such Regulation or special instruction as the case may be was not reasonably practicable in the circumstances.

245. DEFENCE OF H****ING TAKEN REASONABLE STEPS TO COMPLY.

It is defence to a charge of a contravention of, or non-compliance with, any provision of this Regulation or a special instruction for the time being applicable under this Regulation if the person charged proves that he took all reasonable steps to comply with the requirements of the Regulation or special instruction.

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