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8U.K.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.”.