# The Quick-frozen Foodstuffs (England) Regulations 2007, Regulation 9: Offences, penalties and enforcement


(1) If any person contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 3, 4, 5(1), 6 or 8 he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), if any person contravenes or fails to comply with a specified Community provision he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) A person shall be considered not to have contravened or failed to comply with the first paragraph of Article 2.2 of Regulation 37/2005 if the requirements of Schedule 3 are complied with.
(4) A person shall be considered not to have contravened or failed to comply with any provision of Article 2 of Regulation 37/2005 if—
(a) the offence which would otherwise have been committed was in respect of a cold store facility with a capacity of less than 10m3 used for storing stock in retail outlets; and
(b) the air temperature in the cold store is measured by an easily visible thermometer.
(5) Each food authority shall execute and enforce these Regulations within its area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/191/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/quick-frozen-foodstuffs-england-regulations-2007/regulation-9
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