Offences and penalty6

1

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with —

a

regulation 4; or

b

any F1EU provision,

is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

2

The F1EU provisions are —

a

Article 114(1) of the Council Regulation (prescribed descriptions for milk and milk products) as read with Annex XII to that Regulation;

b

Article 115 of the Council Regulation (marketing standards applying to spreadable fats, including compositional criteria for reserved descriptions), as read with —

i

Annex XV to the Council Regulation,

ii

Article 1 of and Annex I to the Commission Regulation, or

iii

Article 2 of and Annex II to the Commission Regulation; and

c

Article 3 of the Commission Regulation (requirements relating to the use of the designation “butter” for composite products) as read with Annex III to that Regulation.