Regulation 5 Offences and PenaltiesI1

England, Wales and Scotland

F1Subject to the derogation contained in Article 1(3) (relating to trade marks etc) and to the transitional measures contained in Article 28, any person who contravenes or fails to comply with F2a specified provision of the Regulation is guilty of an offence and liable —

(a)

on conviction on indictment to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or to a fine or both;

(b)

on summary conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both.

F3(2)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 5(1) renumbered as reg. 5 (1.10.2024) by The Nutrition and Health Claims (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/165), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)(i)
F2: Words in reg. 5 substituted (1.10.2024) by The Nutrition and Health Claims (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/165), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(a)(ii)
F3: Reg. 5(2) omitted (1.10.2024) by virtue of The Nutrition and Health Claims (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/165), regs. 1(1), 2(3)(b)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 1.10.2007, see reg. 1