The Ceramic Articles in Contact with Food (Wales) Regulations 2006

Application of the Food Safety Act 1990

7.—(1) The following provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990(1) apply for the purposes of these Regulations, with reference in those provisions to the Act or a Part of it being construed as a reference to these Regulations—

(a) section 20 (offences due to fault of another person);

(b) section 21(1), (5) and (6) (defence of due diligence);

(c) section 33 (obstruction etc of officers);

(d) Section 34 of the Food Safety Act 1990 (time limit for prosecutions) applies to offences under regulations 6 as it applies to offences punishable under section 35(2).

(e) section 35(1)(2), (2) and (3)(b) (punishment of offences) in so far as it relates to offences under section 33 as applied by this regulation;

(f) section 36 (offences by bodies corporate);

(g) section 36A(3) (offences by Scottish partnerships);

(h) section 44 (protection of officers acting in good faith).

(1)

1990 c. 16.

(2)

Section 35(1) is amended by Sch. 26 para. 42 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44) from a date to be appointed.

(3)

Section 36A was inserted by Sch. 5 para. 16 of the Food Standards Act 1990.