# The Food (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, Article 51: Offences


(1) A person guilty of an offence under Article 7(4) shall be liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both, and
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under Article 18(12) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under Article 22(5), 23(6), 33(2), 50(1) or 50(4) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under Article 47(6) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under this Order, other than the offences mentioned in paragraphs (1) to (4), shall be liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both, and
(b) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.
(6) An offence under—
(a) a regulation made under this Order, other than an offence which by virtue of the regulations is punishable on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction; and
(b) an order made under Article 7,
shall be punishable on summary conviction only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1989/846/article/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-northern-ireland-order-1989/article-51
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