The Blood Safety and Quality Regulations 2005

Criminal offences

18.—(1) Any person who contravenes any of the following provisions—

(a) regulation 3(1)

(b) regulation 7;

(c) regulation 9;

(d) regulation 13;

(e) regulation 23(2),

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) Any person who contravenes any of the following provisions—

(a) regulation 4(9);

(b) regulation 6, other than regulation 6(3);

(c) regulation 8;

(d) regulation 10;

(e) regulation 15(4) and (7),

shall be guilty of an offence

(3) Any person who fails to comply with a notice of suspension or revocation of his authorisation served pursuant to regulation 5, save where the operation of that notice has been suspended pursuant to regulation 12, or has been withdrawn or revoked by the Secretary of State, shall be guilty of an offence.

(4) Any person who knowingly sells or supplies blood or any blood component which is not labelled in accordance with the requirements of regulation 8, shall be guilty of an offence.

(5) Any person who contravenes the requirements of any notice served by the Secretary of State under regulation 11(1), shall be guilty of an offence.

(6) Any person who—

(a) contravenes regulation 14; or

(b) discloses any information referred to in regulation 14(1) to which they have access by virtue of these regulations, otherwise than in accordance one or more of the requirements specified in regulation 14(2) and (3),

shall be guilty of an offence.

(7) Subject to paragraph (5)—

(a) any person who—

(i) intentionally obstructs an inspector, or;

(ii) without reasonable cause fails to comply with any requirements made of him by an inspector, in circumstances where that inspector is acting in pursuance of any of his functions under these Regulations; or

(iii) any person who, in purported compliance with any such requirement as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), intentionally or recklessly furnishes information which is false or misleading in a material respect,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(8) Nothing in paragraph (7)(a)(ii) shall be construed as requiring any person to answer any question or give any information if to do so might incriminate him or, in the case of a person who is married, his spouse.