Application of various provisions of the Order6

1

The following provisions of the Order shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations and Regulation 1829/2003 as they apply for the purposes of the Order –

a

Article 4 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption);

b

Article 19 (offences due to fault of another person);

c

Article 20 (defence of due diligence) as it applies for the purposes of Article 7, 13 or 14 of the Order;

d

Article 21 (defence of publication in the course of business);

e

Article 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);

f

Article 34(1) (obstruction, etc., of officers);

g

Article 34(2), with the modification that the reference to “any such requirement as is mentioned in paragraph (1)(b)” shall be deemed to be a reference to any such requirement as is mentioned in Article 34(1)(b) as applied by paragraph (f);

h

Article 36(1) (punishment of offences) in so far as it relates to offences under Article 34(1) as applied by paragraph (f).

i

Article 36(2) and (3) in so far as it results to offences under Article 34(2) as applied by paragraph (g).

2

Article 35 (time limit for prosecutions) shall apply to offences under regulation 5 as it applies to offences punishable under Article 36(2) of the Order.