SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 15 Minor and Consequential Amendments Scotland
Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 (c. 30)
8
In section 56 of the Food and Drugs (Scotland) Act 1956 (orders and regulations)—
a
in subsection (8)(e), for the words “section forty of this Act" substitute “subsection (8A) below"; and
b
after subsection (8), insert the following new subsection—
8A
The maximum penalties referred to in subsection (8)(e) above are—
a
on conviction of an offence triable only summarily, a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both;
b
in relation to an offence triable either summarily or on indictment—
i
on summary conviction, a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both;
ii
on conviction on indictment, a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both.