18.—[F1(1) A person must not sell water which is bottled or labelled as “spring water” if it—
(a)is bottled—
(i)in Northern Ireland, in contravention of regulation 14(1); or
(ii)outside Northern Ireland, in contravention of the requirements as described in regulation 14(1);
(b)has been subjected—
(i)in Northern Ireland, to any treatment or addition in contravention of regulation 15; or
(ii)outside Northern Ireland, to—
(aa)a treatment which is not described at regulation 15(1)(a)(i), 15(1)(a)(ii), a fluoride removal treatment, or an ozone-enriched air oxidation treatment;
(bb)any addition other than an addition described in regulation 15(1)(b); or
(cc)any disinfection treatment, the addition of bacteriostatic elements, or any other treatment likely to change the viable colony count of the natural mineral water;
(c)is labelled—
(i)in Northern Ireland, in contravention of regulation 16; or
(ii)outside Northern Ireland, in contravention of the requirements as described in regulation 16; or
(d)is advertised in contravention of regulation 17.]
(2) A person must not sell water from the same spring labelled as “spring water” under more than one trade description.
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