Regulation 36 Offences: punishment

England and Wales

(1)

A person guilty of an offence under—

(a)

regulation 20(3) (enforcement notices),

(b)

regulation 26 (F1assimilated beef provisions),

(c)

regulation 27 (F2assimilated pig provisions),

(d)

regulation 28 (notifications by operators),

(e)

regulation 29 (licences (bovine carcases)),

(f)

regulation 30 (authorised grading methods: pig carcases)),

(g)

regulation 31(1) (records), or

(h)

regulation 32 (obstruction etc.),

is liable on summary conviction to a fine.

(2)

A person guilty of an offence under regulation 31(2) or (3) (misleading marks etc.) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction to a fine; or

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to a fine.

Annotations

F1: Word in reg. 36(1)(b) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1332), regs. 1(2), 20(6)(a)
F2: Word in reg. 36(1)(c) substituted (1.1.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Consequential Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1332), regs. 1(2), 20(6)(b)