Offences and penalties have undergone changes as well with several offences having their penalties removed while others have had stronger penalties introduced. These include additional sanctions for those masters or owners who fail to examine accidents and pass information on to the Chief Inspector and to those who fail to preserve evidence. A sanction has also been added requiring consideration and a response to Inspector recommendations within 30 days. These additional sanctions are balanced by the removal of the obligation which required those with knowledge to provide it if requested by the Chief Inspector.