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6.—(1) Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, proof of which shall lie on him—
(a)defaces, obliterates or removes any mark applied to any bovine animal or carcase under regulation 4(1)(c);
(b)contravenes or fails to comply with regulation 4(2) or 5(1); or
(c)knowingly causes or permits any such contravention or non-compliance,
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) shall be liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both;
(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.
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