Regulation 6 Application of other provisions

(1)

The following provisions of the Marketing Standards Regulations shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations as if those provisions formed part of these Regulations–

(a)

paragraphs (1) and (3) of regulation 2 (interpretation);

(b)

regulation 3 (enforcement);

(c)

regulation 5 (powers of authorised officers of enforcement authorities); and

(d)

regulation 6 (offences by bodies corporate).

(2)

The following provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990^f1 shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations as if references in those provisions to a Part of that Act were references to these Regulations–

(a)

section 20 (offences due to fault of another); and

(b)

section 21(1), (5) and (6) (defence of due diligence).

(3)

Subsections (1) to (3) of section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith) of the Food Safety Act 1990 shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations as if–

(a)

references in those subsections to a food authority were references to an enforcement authority; and

(b)

references in those subsections to the Act were references to these Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1990 c. 16.