Application of various provisions of the ActI16
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The following provisions of the Act apply for the purposes of these Regulations and Regulation 1829/2003 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 8, 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” is 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) 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); and
1
Section 50 (service of documents).
2
Section 34 (time limit for prosecutions) applies to offences under regulation 5 as it applies to offences punishable under section 35(2) of the Act.