Pollution of water belonging to the MinistryN.I.
34 .F1—(1) If any person commits an act whereby any water belonging to the Ministry or which the Ministry is authorised to take, is polluted, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Where a person is charged with an offence under this Article, it shall be a defence to prove that he exercised all reasonable care to prevent the act whereby the water in question was polluted.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding[F2 level 5 on the standard scale] and to a further fine not exceeding £40 for every day during which the offence is continued after conviction or, on conviction on indictment, to a fine.