8 Application of various provisions of the Act
The following provisions of the Act shall apply for the purposes of these Regulations with the modification that any reference in those provisions to the Act or Part thereof shall be construed as a reference to these Regulations–
(a) section 2 (extended meaning of “sale” etc.);
(b) section 3 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption);
(c) section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);
(d) section 21 (defence of due diligence) as it applies for the purposes of section 14 or 15;
(e) section 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);
(f) section 33 (obstruction etc. of officers);
(g) section 35(1) to (3) (punishment of offences) in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(1) and (2) as applied by paragraph (f);
(h) section 36 (offences by bodies corporate);
(i) section 36A (offences by Scottish partnerships); and
Section 36A was inserted by the 1999 Act, section 40(1) and Schedule 5, paragraph 16.
(j) section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).