Regulation 8 I1

For regulation 8 (defence in relation to exports) there shall be substituted–

• “In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that food, in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed, was intended for export to a country which is not a member of the European Community, that the country had legislation analogous to these Regulations and that the food complies with such legislation.”.