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Regulation 10 Offences

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(1)

Any person who—

(a)

imports milk in contravention of any requirement imposed by or under these Regulations,

(b)

where milk is required by or under these Regulations to be dealt with by him, does not deal with that milk in accordance with that requirement, or

(c)

in connection with the importation of milk, makes a statement or uses a document which he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly makes a statement or uses a document which is false in a material particular,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £2,000.

(2)

In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations where that offence comprises the importation of milk which is unfit for human consumption, it shall be a defence for the defendant to prove that at the time when he imported the milk he did not know, and could not with reasonable diligence have ascertained, that it was unfit for human consumption.

(3)

A prosecution may be brought under this regulation notwithstanding that action may have been or may remain to be taken, in relation to the milk to which the prosecution relates, under regulation 6(2) or Schedule 2.