Regulation 6 Application of various provisions of the Act
The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations and Regulation 1829/2003 as they apply for the purposes of the Act —
section 3 (presumption that food is intended for human consumption);
section 20 (offences due to the fault of another person);
section 21 (defence of due diligence) as it applies for the purposes of sections 8, 14 or 15 of that Act;
section 22 (defence of publication in the course of business);
section 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);
section 33(1) (obstruction, etc. of officers);
section 33(2), with the modification that the reference to “any such requirement as is mentioned in subsection 1(b) above” shall be deemed to be a reference to any such requirement as is mentioned in that subsection as applied by sub–paragraph (f);
section 35(1) (punishment of offences) insofar as it relates to offences under section 33(1) as applied by sub–paragraph (f);
section 35(2) and (3) insofar as it relates to offences under section 33(2) as applied by sub–paragraph (g);
section 36 (offences by bodies corporate); and
section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).
Section 34 (time limit for prosecutions) shall apply to offences under regulation 5 as it applies to offences punishable under section 35(2) of the Act.