Regulation 10 OffencesI1

United Kingdom

(1)

Any manufacturer or importer who—

(a)

sells or has in his possession for sale a batch of measuring container bottles marked with the ~~F1EEC sign~~UK marking but not complying with these Regulations; or

(b)

sells or has in his possession for sale measuring container bottles marked with the ~~F2EEC sign~~UK marking which is less than 3mm high;

(c)

systematically exploits the maximum permissible limits of error set out in the table ~~F3in section 3 of Annex I of the Directive~~at paragraph 1 of Schedule 2;

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2)

Any manufacturer who—

(a)

without reasonable cause fails to keep production control records or to preserve such records in accordance with Regulation 7(1); or

F4(b)

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(c)

makes any production control record which he knows to be false, or with intent to deceive alters or causes to be altered such records;

shall be guilty of an offence.

F5(3)

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(4)

Any person who without reasonable cause fails to comply with directions given in accordance with F6...Regulation 9 shall be guilty of an offence

F7(5)

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(6)

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(7)

Any person other than a manufacturer or a person marking it to the order of a manufacturer, who marks a measuring container bottle with the ~~F8EEC sign~~UK marking shall be guilty of an offence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 10(1)(a) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 9(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2: Words in reg. 10(1)(b) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 9(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3: Words in reg. 10(1)(c) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 9(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F4: Reg. 10(2)(b) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1630), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 7(a) (with art. 8)
F5: Reg. 10(3) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1630), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 7(a) (with art. 8)
F6: Words in reg. 10(4) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1630), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 7(b) (with art. 8)
F7: Reg. 10(5)(6) omitted (1.10.2015) by virtue of The Consumer Rights Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional Provisions, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/1630), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 7(c) (with art. 8)
F8: Words in reg. 10(7) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 4 para. 9(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 10 in force at 29.6.1977, see reg. 1