66Builders plate exemptions—available defences

#### 66 Builders plate exemptions—available defences 66 Builders plate exemptions—available defences > > (1) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause 65 if the defendant establishes that the defendant was an owner builder of the vessel concerned and the vessel was sold more than 5 years after it was first used or first registered. > > > (2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause 65 if the defendant establishes that— > > > > > (a) the defendant was not the builder of the vessel, and > > > > > (b) there was a plate fixed to the vessel when it was sold by the defendant and the defendant reasonably believed that the plate was a builders plate for the vessel, and > > > > > (c) the defendant had no reason to believe that the information on the plate was incorrect, and > > > > > (d) the defendant was not aware of any modification of the vessel that would affect the accuracy of the information on the plate. > > > (3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against clause 65 if the defendant establishes that the vessel was to be exported overseas.