# The Curd Cheese (Restriction on Placing on the Market) (England) Regulations 2006, Regulation 6: Offences and penalties


(1) Any person who contravenes regulation 3 or knowingly contravenes the requirements of a notice given under paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 5 shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any person guilty of an offence under this regulation shall be liable —
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both; or
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
(3) No prosecution for an offence consisting of a contravention of regulation 3 or of knowingly contravening the requirements of a notice given under paragraph (2)(a) of regulation 5 shall be begun after the expiry of —
(a) three years from the commission of the offence; or
(b) one year from its discovery by the prosecutor,
whichever is the earlier.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/2787/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/curd-cheese-restriction-on-placing-on-the-market-england-regulations-2006/regulation-6
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