Application of the Food Safety Act 19907
1
The following provisions of the Food Safety Act 19905 apply for the purposes of these Regulations, with reference in those provisions to the Act or a Part of it being construed as a reference to these Regulations—
a
section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);
b
section 21(1), (5) and (6) (defence of due diligence);
c
section 33 (obstruction etc of officers);
d
Section 34 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (time limit for prosecutions) applies to offences under regulations 6 as it applies to offences punishable under section 35(2).
e
section 35(1)6, (2) and (3)(b) (punishment of offences) in so far as it relates to offences under section 33 as applied by this regulation;
f
section 36 (offences by bodies corporate);
g
section 36A7 (offences by Scottish partnerships);
h
section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).