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10.—(1) Any manufacturer or importer who—
(a)sells or has in his possession for sale a batch of measuring container bottles marked with the EEC sign but not complying with these Regulations; or
(b)sells or has in his possession for sale measuring container bottles marked with the EEC sign which is less than 3mm high;
(c)systematically exploits the maximum permissible limits of error set out in the table in section 3 of Annex I of the Directive;
shall be guilty of an offence.
(2) Any manufacturer who—
(a)without reasonable cause fails to keep production control records or to preserve such records in accordance with Regulation 7(1); or
(b)without reasonable cause fails to produce production control records required by an inspector under Regulation 7(2);
(c)makes any production control record which he knows to be false, or with intent to deceive alters or causes to be altered such records;
shall be guilty of an offence.
(3) Any manufacturer, owner or importer who without reasonable cause fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him by virtue of Regulation 8(1)(d) shall be guilty of an offence.
(4) Any person who without reasonable cause fails to comply with directions given in accordance with Regulation 8(2) or Regulation 9 shall be guilty of an offence
(5) Any person who—
(a)wilfully obstructs an inspector acting in the execution of any provision of these Regulations; or
(b)without reasonable cause fails to give any inspector acting as aforesaid any assistance or information which the inspector may reasonably require of him for the purposes of the performance by the inspector of his functions under these Regulations;
shall be guilty of an offence.
(6) If any person, in giving to an inspector any such information as is mentioned in paragraph (5) above, gives any information which he knows to be false, he shall be guilty of an offence.
(7) Any person other than a manufacturer or a person marking it to the order of a manufacturer, who marks a measuring container bottle with the EEC sign shall be guilty of an offence.
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