Criminal Justice Act 1982

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..