PART 3OFFICIAL CONTROLS ON FEED AND FOOD OF NON-ANIMAL ORIGIN FROM THIRD COUNTRIES

Offences and penalties39

1

Any person who—

a

contravenes paragraph (5) of regulation 26, regulation 27 or paragraph (4) or (5) of regulation 33; or

b

fails to comply with a notice served upon him under the Import Provisions,

shall be guilty of an offence.

2

Subject to paragraph (3), a person guilty of an offence under this Part of these Regulations shall be liable—

a

on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or

b

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

3

A person guilty of an offence under regulation 38 shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.