The Food (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

Offences

51.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under Article 7(4) shall be liable—

(a)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both, and

(b)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under Article 18(12) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.

(3) A person guilty of an offence under Article 22(5), 23(6), 33(2), 50(1) or 50(4) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

(4) A person guilty of an offence under Article 47(6) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.

(5) A person guilty of an offence under this Order, other than the offences mentioned in paragraphs (1) to (4), shall be liable—

(a)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both, and

(b)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum.

(6) An offence under—

(a)a regulation made under this Order, other than an offence which by virtue of the regulations is punishable on conviction on indictment or on summary conviction; and

(b)an order made under Article 7,

shall be punishable on summary conviction only.