Offences and penaltyS

6.—(1) Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with–

(a)regulation 4; or

(b)any Community provision,

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

(2) The Community 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 standard 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.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 6 in force at 1.7.2008, see reg. 1(1)