3. Subject to regulations 6, 10 and 11, a person shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale if –
(a)before 1st January 2005 –
(i)he places on the market any food (other than authorised spinach or authorised lettuce) which is covered by, but fails to meet the requirements of, Article 1.1, 2.1, 2.2 or 4.1 of the Commission Regulation, as read with Articles 1.2 and 4.3 of that Regulation, or
(ii)he contravenes Article 2.3, 4.2 or 4a of the Commission Regulation;
(b)on or after 1st January 2005 –
(i)he places on the market any food (other than authorised spinach) which is covered by, but fails to meet the requirements of, Article 1.1, 2.1, 2.2 or 4.1 of the Commission Regulation, as read with Articles 1.2 and 4.3 of that Regulation, or
(ii)he contravenes Article 2.3, 4.2 or 4a of the Commission Regulation; or
(c)he knowingly contravenes or fails to comply with the requirements of a notice given under Article 8(2)(a) of the Order as applied for the purposes of these Regulations by regulation 7(2).