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Regulation 44 Offences and penalties

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If any person—

(a)

sells any food which is not marked or labelled in accordance with the provisions of Part II,

(b)

sells or advertises for sale any food in respect of which a claim is made, nutrition labelling is given or a description or a name is used in contravention of the provisions of Part III,

(c)

sells any food from a vending machine in contravention of regulation 29,

(d)

sells any food after the date shown in a “use by” date relating to it, or

(e)

being a person other than whichever of—

(i)

the manufacturer,

(ii)

the packer, or

(iii)

the seller established within the European Community,

was originally responsible for so marking the food, removes or alters the appropriate durability indication relating to that food, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.