Regulation 5 Punishment of offencesI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

A person guilty of an offence under regulation 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;

(b)

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the relevant amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.

(2)

In paragraph (1) “the relevant amount” means –

F1(a)

in the case of an offence under regulation 4(b), £20,000;

(b)

in any other case, the statutory maximum.

Annotations

F1: Reg. 5(2)(a) substituted (1.1.2006) by The Official Feed and Food Controls Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (S.R. 2005/574), regs. 1, 41(3)