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).