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Regulation 13
1. The following provisions of the Act apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the following modifications—U.K.
Section of the Act | Modification |
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Section 3 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption) Section 30(8) M1 (which relates to evidence of certificates given by a food analyst or examiner) Section 33 (obstruction etc of officers) Section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith) | In these sections, for “this Act”, in each place occurring, substitute “[F1the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013]” |
Section 20 (offences due to fault of another person) | For “any of the preceding provisions of this Part”, substitute “ section 10(2), as applied by regulation 7 of [F1the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013], or regulation 10 or 11 of those Regulations ” |
Section 21 M2 (defence of due diligence) | In subsection (1), for “any of the preceding provisions of this Part” substitute “ section 10(2), as applied by regulation 7 of [F1the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013], or regulation 10 or 11 of those Regulations ” Omit subsections (2) to (4) |
Section 29 (procurement of samples) | In paragraph (b)(ii), after “under section 32 below”, insert “ as applied by regulation 13 of, and the Schedule to, [F1the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013]” |
Section 35 M3 (punishment of offences) | In subsection (1), after “section 33(1) above”, insert “ as applied by regulation 13 of, and the Schedule to, [F1the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013]” |
After subsection (1), insert— “(1A) A person guilty of an offence under section 10(2), as applied by regulation 7 of [F1the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013], shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.” | |
In subsection (2)— (a)for the words “any other offence under this Act”, substitute “ an offence under section 33(2) as applied by regulation 13 of, and the Schedule to, [F1the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013]”; (b)in paragraph (b), for “the relevant amount” substitute “ the statutory maximum ” | |
Omit subsections (3) and (4) | |
Section 36 (offences by bodies corporate) | For “this Act”, substitute “ section 10(2) as applied by regulation 7 of [F1the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013] or regulation 10 or 11 of those Regulations ” |
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. para. 1 substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(b)
Marginal Citations
M1Section 30 was amended by section 40(1) of, and paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 5 to, the Food Standards Act 1999 (c.28).
M2Section 21 was amended by S.I. 2004/3279.
M3Section 35 was amended by section 280(2) of, and paragraph 42 of Schedule 26 to, the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.44) and S.I. 1996/2235 and 2004/3279.
2. For the purpose of enabling an authorised officer of an enforcement authority to ascertain whether there is, or has been, any contravention of a consumer information requirement or a traceability requirement, section 32 of the Act M4 (powers of entry) is modified in its application to these Regulations as follows —U.K.
(a)in subsection (1)(a), after “made under it” insert “ , or of a consumer information requirement or a traceability requirement ”;
(b)after subsection (9), insert—
“(10) In this section, “consumer information requirement” and “traceability requirement” have the meanings given by regulation 6(1) of [F2the Fish Labelling Regulations 2013].”.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. para. 2(b) substituted (13.12.2014) by The Fish Labelling (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/3104), regs. 1(1), 2(6)(c)
Marginal Citations
M4Section 32 was amended by section 70 of, and paragraph 18 of Part 2 of Schedule 2 to, the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (c. 16).