Application of various provisions of the Food Safety Act 19906

The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations and Regulation 2065/2003 as they apply for the purposes of the Act —

a

section 3 (presumption that food is intended for human consumption);

b

section 20 (offences due to the fault of another person);

c

section 21 (defence of due diligence) as it applies for the purposes of sections 14 or 15 of that Act);

d

section 22 (defence of publication in the course of business);

e

section 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);

f

section 33(1) (obstruction, etc. of officers);

g

section 33(2), with the modification that the reference to “any such requirement as is mentioned in subsection 1(b) above” shall be deemed to be a reference to any such requirement as is mentioned in that subsection as applied by sub–paragraph (f);

h

section 35(1) (punishment of offences)6 insofar as it relates to offences under section 33(1) as applied by sub–paragraph (f);

i

section 35(2) and (3) insofar as it relates to offences under section 33(2) as applied by sub–paragraph (g);

j

section 36 (offences by bodies corporate); and

k

section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).