Regulation 5 Punishment of offences
England, Wales and Scotland
A person guilty of an offence under regulation 4 shall be liable —
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both;
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the relevant amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.
In paragraph (1) “the relevant amount” means —
in the case of an offence under regulation 4(b), £20,000;
in any other case, the statutory maximum.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Regs. 5, 6 revoked (E.) (31.12.2013) by The Food Safety and Hygiene (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/2996), reg. 1(1)(c), Sch. 9 (with reg. 1(2))
- F2
Reg. 5(2)(a) substituted (S.) (1.1.2006) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (S.S.I. 2005/616), regs. 1(b), 41(3)
Reg. 5(2)(a) substituted (E.) (1.1.2006) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (England) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2626), regs. 1(b), 41(3)
Reg. 5(2)(a) substituted (W.) (1.1.2006) by The Official Feed and Food Controls (Wales) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3254), regs. 1, 41(3)