20.—(1) The following provisions of the Act apply as if these Regulations were an Order made under the Act—
(a)sections 66 and 66A M1 (refusal and obstruction);
(b)section 67 (issue of false licences etc.);
(c)section 68 (issue of licences etc. in blank);
(d)section 71 (other offences as to licences);
(e)section 71A M2 (prosecutions: time limit);
(f)section 73 (general offences);
(g)section 77 (money recoverable summarily); and
(h)section 79(1) to (4) (evidence and procedure).
(2) Section 69 of the Act (falsely obtaining licences etc) applies as if licences granted under these Regulations were granted under an Order made under the Act.
(3) Section 75 of the Act M3 (penalties for certain summary offences) applies as if these Regulations were an Order made under the Act except that any term of imprisonment on summary conviction must not exceed three months.
Marginal Citations
M1Section 66A of the 1981 Act was inserted by section 8(2) of the Animal Health Act 2002 (c. 42).
M2Section 71A of the 1981 Act was inserted by the Animal Health Act 2002 (c. 42), section 14.
M3Section 75 was amended by the Animal Health Act 2002 (c. 42), section 13.