# The Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2006, Regulation 6: Offences and penalties


(1) A person who contravenes a provision of regulations 3(3) or 4(1) or (3) is guilty of an offence
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable
(a) on conviction on indictment to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both; or
(b) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or to both.
(3) In proceedings for an offence in respect of failure to comply with regulation 4 it is a defence to prove that the ceramic article to which the offence relates was first placed on the market in the Community before 20 May 2007.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2006/1704/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/ceramic-articles-in-contact-with-food-wales-regulations-2006/regulation-6
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