# The Human Medicines Regulations 2012, Regulation 276: Offences


(1) A person is guilty of an offence if, in the course of a business, the person sells or supplies, or possesses for the purposes of sale or supply—
(a) a regulated medicinal product in a container which does not comply with the requirements of regulation 273, unless the sale or supply is or would be exempt from those requirements under regulation 274; or
(b) a medicinal product containing aspirin or paracetamol the sale or supply of which is prohibited under regulation 275.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation is liable—
(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or
(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1916/regulation/276 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/human-medicines-regulations-2012/regulation-276
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