Offences and penalties
3.—(1) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any of the EU provisions specified in paragraph (2) as read with the transitional arrangements contained in Article 30 is guilty of an offence.
(2) The EU provisions are —
(a)Article 4 (general conditions of use of flavourings or food ingredients with flavouring properties);
(b)Article 5 (prohibition of non-compliant flavourings or non-compliant food);
(c)Article 6(1) and (2) (restrictions on the presence of certain substances);
(d)Article 7 (restrictions on the use of certain source materials);
(e)Article 10 (restriction relating to the Community list of flavourings and source materials);
(f)Article 14(1) (labelling of flavourings not intended for sale to the final consumer);
(g)Article 17 (labelling of flavourings intended for sale to the final consumer); and
(h)Article 19(2) and (3) (reporting obligations on food business operators).
(3) Anyone convicted of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.