67Continuing offences

67 Continuing offences (1) Where an offence is committed by a person by reason of his failure to comply, within the period specified in a direction given to him under this Act or the Regulations, with the requirements specified in the direction, the offence, for the purposes of subsection (3), shall be deemed to continue so long as any requirement specified in the direction remains not done, notwithstanding that the period has elapsed.

Energy Pipelines Act 1981 64 (2) Where an offence is committed by a person by reason of his failure to comply with a provision of this Act or the Regulations, the offence, for the purposes of subsection (3), shall be deemed to continue so long as that failure continues, notwithstanding that a period within which the act was required to be done has elapsed. (3) Where, under subsection (1) or (2), an offence is deemed to continue, the person who committed the offence commits an additional offence against this Act and the Regulations on each day during which the offence is deemed to continue and, subject to a contrary intention in the provision against which the offence was committed, is liable, upon being found guilty for such an additional offence, to a fine not exceeding 10 per cent of the maximum penalty for the offence for each day during which the offence