Transitional provision and defence in relation to exports
8. In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that–
(a)(i)the act was committed before 4th August 2004;
(ii)the matters constituting the alleged offence would not have constituted an offence under the Meat Products and Spreadable Fish Products (Scotland) Regulations 1984(1) if those Regulations had been in force when the food was marked or labelled; and
(iii)the 1996 Regulations are complied with; or
(b)the food in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed was intended for export and complied with the importing country’s domestic legislation relevant to the alleged offence.