# The Beef Labelling (Enforcement) Regulations 1998, Regulation 5: Penalties


(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 2 or 3 above shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) Where an offence under these Regulations is committed by a Scottish partnership and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a partner, he as well as the partnership shall be guilty of an offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/616/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/beef-labelling-enforcement-regulations-1998/regulation-5
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