Offences
20. Any person who, without lawful authority or excuse, proof of which shall lie on him—
(a)defaces, obliterates or removes any mark applied to an animal in pursuance of article 18; or
(b)makes a declaration or statement for the purposes of this Order which he knows to be false in a material particular, or, for those purposes, recklessly makes a declaration or statement which is false in a material particular; or
(c)contravenes any provision of this Order or any provision of an approval issued under it; or
(d)fails to comply with any such provision or with any condition of any such approval; or
(e)knowingly causes or permits any such contravention or non-compliance,
commits an offence against the Act.