# The Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004, Regulation 6: Amendments to the Sweeteners in Food Regulations 1995


In regulation 11 (transitional provision and exemption) after paragraph (1A) there shall be inserted the following paragraph —
“(1B) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations which allege a contravention of regulations 3, 4 or 5 it shall be a defence to prove that —
(a) the act was committed before 29th January 2006;
(b) the act was that of —
(i) selling a sweetener or food,
(ii) using a sweetener in or on food,
which in either case was placed on the market before 29th July 2005; and
(c) the matter constituting the offence would not have constituted an offence under these Regulations if the amendments made by regulations 3(1)(a) or (c) or (2), or 4 to 7 of the Sweeteners in Food (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2004 had not been made when the act was committed.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/3348/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sweeteners-in-food-amendment-england-regulations-2004/regulation-6
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