# The Energy Efficiency (Refrigerators and Freezers) Regulations 1997, Paragraph 1: Offences and penalties


(1) It shall be an offence to contravene any of the following provisions of these Regulations—
regulation 4(1) (suppliers' duties in respect of appliances);
regulation 4(5)(b) (suppliers' duty in respect of documents etc. accompanying appliances);
regulation 5(1) (duty to draw up the EC declaration of conformity);
regulation 5(2) (prohibition of false declaration of conformity);
regulation 5(3) (duty to keep declaration of conformity with technical documentation);
regulation 6(1) (duty to establish technical documentation);
regulation 6(4) (duty to keep technical documentation etc. available for inspection);
regulation 6(5) (duty to furnish technical documentation etc. on request by enforcement authority);
regulation 7(a) (prohibition on affixing EC mark to non-complying appliance);
regulation 7(b) (prohibition on affixing misleading marking to appliance);
regulation 7(c) (prohibition on affixing to appliance any object etc. which reduces the visibility or legibility of the EC mark);
paragraph 5(1)(a) of this Schedule (prohibition of obstruction of authorised officer);
paragraph 5(1)(b) of this Schedule (prohibition of failure to comply with proper requirement of authorised officer);
paragraph 5(1)(c) of this Schedule (prohibition of failure without reasonable cause to give assistance or information to authorised officer);
paragraph 5(2)(a) of this Schedule (prohibition on knowingly making false statement to authorised officer);
paragraph 5(2)(b) of this Schedule (prohibition on recklessly making false statement to authorised officer);
paragraph 11(8) of this Schedule (prohibition of purported search and seizure by unauthorised person);
paragraph 15(1) of this Schedule (restrictions on disclosure of information).
(2) A person guilty of the offence of contravening paragraph 15(1) shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale applicable to offences triable only summarily or, on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
(3) A person guilty of any other offence specified in sub-paragraph (1) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/1941/schedule/3/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/energy-efficiency-refrigerators-and-freezers-regulations-1997/schedule-3/paragraph-1
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