Paragraph 1 Offences and penalties
United Kingdom
It shall be an offence to contravene or fail to comply with—
regulation 6 (placing on the Community market: technical documentation);
regulation 7 (suppliers' duties in respect of labels);
regulation 8 (suppliers' duties in respect of information sheets);
regulation 9 (suppliers' duty in respect of the accuracy of information);
regulation 11 (dealers' duty in respect of displayed appliances);
regulation 12 (information in respect of mail order and other distance selling);
regulation 13 (misleading information);
paragraph 5 of this Schedule (obstruction of authorised officers and false statements);
paragraph 8(8) of this Schedule (prohibition of purported power of entry, inspection, seizure and detention by unauthorised persons);
paragraph 12(1) of this Schedule (restrictions on disclosure of information).
A person guilty of the offence of contravening paragraph 12(1) of this Schedule shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, and on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
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.