Paragraph 8

In section 56 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 (orders and regulations)—

(a)

in subsection (8)(e), for the words “section forty of this Act" substitute “subsection (8A) below"; and

(b)

after subsection (8), insert the following new subsection—

“(8A)
The maximum penalties referred to in subsection (8)(e) above are—
(a)
on conviction of an offence triable only summarily, a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both;
(b)
in relation to an offence triable either summarily or on indictment—
(i)
on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both;
(ii)
on conviction on indictment, a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.”.