Regulation 28 Offences: punishment

Scotland

(1)

A person F1who commits an offence under—

(a)

regulation 19 (F2assimilated beef provisions);

(b)

regulation 20 (F3assimilated pig provisions);

(c)

regulation 21 (notifications by operators);

(d)

regulation 22 (licences);

F4(da)

regulation 22A (offences: authorised grading methods (pig carcases));

(e)

regulation 23(1) (records); or

(f)

regulation 24 (obstruction),

is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(2)

A person F5who commits an offence under regulation F623(2) and (3) (misleading marks) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

Annotations

F1: Words in reg. 28(1) substituted (11.7.2018) by The Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/182), regs. 1(1), 20(a)(i)
F2: Word in reg. 28(1)(a) substituted (14.2.2026) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Agricultural Products) (Consequential Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/407), regs. 1, 4(e)
F3: Word in reg. 28(1)(b) substituted (14.2.2026) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Agricultural Products) (Consequential Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (S.S.I. 2025/407), regs. 1, 4(e)
F4: Reg. 28(1)(da) inserted (11.7.2018) by The Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/182), regs. 1(1), 20(a)(ii)
F5: Words in reg. 28(2) substituted (11.7.2018) by The Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/182), regs. 1(1), 20(b)(i)
F6: Words in reg. 28(2) substituted (11.7.2018) by The Beef and Pig Carcase Classification (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/182), regs. 1(1), 20(b)(ii)