Regulation 14 Unauthorised application of EEC signs and marks

(1)

Any person who, with intent to deceive—

(a)

not being a manufacturer authorised or required to do so under any provision of these Regulations or the duly authorised agent of any such manufacturer, marks a clinical thermometer with any EEC sign; or

(b)

forges, counterfeits or, except in accordance with regulation 13, in any way alters or defaces any EEC sign or mark on a clinical thermometer; or

(c)

makes any alteration to a clinical thermometer after any EEC sign or mark has been applied to it in accordance with these Regulations, so that it no longer complies with the requirements of the Directive,

shall be guilty of an offence

(2)

Any person who uses for trade, sells or exposes or offers for sale any clinical thermometer which to his knowledge—

(a)

bears any EEC sign or mark which is a forgery or counterfeit, or which has been transferred from another clinical thermometer or other instrument, or which has been altered or defaced otherwise than under regulation 13; or

(b)

does not comply with the requirements of the Directive by reason of any alteration made to it after any EEC sign or mark was applied to it in accordance with these Regulations,

shall be guilty of an offence

(3)

Any clinical thermometer in respect of which an offence under this regulation was committed, and any implement used in the commission of that offence in the possession of the person by whom the offence was committed shall be liable to be forfeited.