Offences and Penalties
16.—(1) A person guilty of an offence under regulation 14(4) or regulation 14(5) above shall be liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both;
(b)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
(2) A person contravening any other provision of these Regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
(a)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both;
(b)on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.
(3) Section 20 of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) shall apply to the commission by any person of an offence under these Regulations, and section 21(1), (5) and (6) of that Act shall apply in any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations as if the references to “any of the preceding provisions of this Part” were references to “these Regulations”.