Paragraph 1
United Kingdom
The following provisions of the Act apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the following modifications—
| Section of the Act | Modification |
|---|---|
Section 3 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption) Section 30(8) M1 (which relates to evidence of certificates given by a food analyst or examiner) Section 33 (obstruction etc of officers) Section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith) | In these sections, for “this Act”, in each place occurring, substitute “F1the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013” |
| Section 20 (offences due to fault of another person) | For “any of the preceding provisions of this Part”, substitute “ section 10(2), as applied by regulation 7 of the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013, or regulation 10 or 11 of those Regulations ” |
| Section 21 M2 (defence of due diligence) | In subsection (1), for “any of the preceding provisions of this Part” substitute “ section 10(2), as applied by regulation 7 of the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013, or regulation 10 or 11 of those Regulations ” Omit subsections (2) to (4) |
| Section 29 (procurement of samples) | In paragraph (b)(ii), after “under section 32 below”, insert “ as applied by regulation 13 of, and the Schedule to, the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013” |
| Section 35 M3 (punishment of offences) | In subsection (1), after “section 33(1) above”, insert “ as applied by regulation 13 of, and the Schedule to, the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013” |
After subsection (1), insert—
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In subsection (2)— (a) for the words “any other offence under this Act”, substitute “ an offence under section 33(2) as applied by regulation 13 of, and the Schedule to, the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013”; (b) in paragraph (b), for “the relevant amount” substitute “ the statutory maximum ” | |
| Omit subsections (3) and (4) | |
| Section 36 (offences by bodies corporate) | For “this Act”, substitute “ section 10(2) as applied by regulation 7 of the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013 or regulation 10 or 11 of those Regulations ” |
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. para. 1 substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(b)
Marginal citations
- M1
Section 30 was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28).
- M2
Section 21 was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.
- M3
Section 35 was amended by section 280(2) of, and paragraph 42 of Schedule 26 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44) and S.I. 1996/2235 and 2004/3279.