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76.—(1) An occupier of any premises used for the purposes of a business in course of which any commercial operation with respect to food or food sources is carried out shall take all practicable steps to secure compliance by any of his employees with the provisions of these Regulations which apply to those operations in relation to those premises.
(2) If any person contravenes or fails to comply with—
(a)paragraph (1) above;
(b)a direction of the Secretary of State or the Agency under regulation 73 above;
(c)a notice under regulation 74 above; or
(d)any other prohibition or requirement imposed by or under this Part of these Regulations,
he shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this regulation shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both; or
(b)on conviction on indictment, to a fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
(4) No prosecution for an offence under any of the provisions referred to in paragraph (2) above shall be begun after the expiry of—
(a)three years from the commission of the offence; or
(b)one year from its discovery by the prosecutor,
whichever is the earlier.
(5) In this regulation “commercial operation” and “food source” have the same meanings as in the Food Safety Act 1990.
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