8.—(1) A person who contravenes Article 7(1), 7(2) or 7(5) of the Community Regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), if different categories of animal by-products are transported on one vehicle but in different containers or compartments, and complete separation of the different kinds of material cannot be guaranteed, the by-products transported shall be treated as the highest risk category of the by-products transported.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), if the by-product in a container is of a lower category than is indicated by the label on the container it shall be treated as the higher category so indicated.
(4) In accordance with Article 7(6) of the Community Regulation, the provisions of Article 7 of that Regulation shall not apply in relation to manure transported within Northern Ireland.