(1) A person (within the meaning of the Regulations of 1984) who fails to comply with any provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding IR£1,000.
(2) Where an offence under these Regulations is committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been so committed with the consent or connivance of or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate, the director, manager, secretary or other officer or any person purporting to act in such capacity shall, as well as the body corporate, be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(3) A prosecution for an offence under these Regulations may be brought by the Minister.