# The Novel Foods (England) Regulations 2018, Paragraph 4: Criminal proceedings

Extent: E+W

(1) If a compliance notice is imposed on any person, that person may not at any time be convicted of the offence in respect of the act or omission giving rise to the compliance notice except where that person fails to comply with the compliance notice.
(2) Criminal proceedings for offences to which a compliance notice relates may be instituted at any time up to six months from the date when the food authority notifies the person that such person has failed to comply with that notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/154/schedule/3/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/novel-foods-england-regulations-2018/schedule-3/paragraph-4
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