# The Common Agricultural Policy (Wine) Regulations 1996, Regulation 21: Offences and penalties


(1) If any person contravenes, or fails to comply with, regulation 5 or any of the relevant Community provisions referred to in column 1 or 2 of Parts I, II, III, V or IX of Schedule 2, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(2) If any person—
(a) contravenes, or fails to comply with, any of the relevant Community provisions referred to in column 1 or 2 of Parts IV, VI, VII or VIII of Schedule 2, or
(b) discloses to any other person any information obtained by him in pursuance of his duties under these Regulations, unless the disclosure is made in, or for the purposes of, the performance by him or any other person of any functions under these Regulations, or in pursuance of a Community obligation,
he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/696/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/common-agricultural-policy-wine-regulations-1996/regulation-21
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