[F1SCHEDULE 4E+WRegulation of infant formula and follow-on formula manufactured from protein hydrolysates until 22 February 2022

Application of various sections of the ActE+W

27.  The following provisions of the Act apply for the purposes of this Schedule with the modification that any reference in those provisions to the Act or Part thereof are to be construed as a reference to this Schedule—

(a)section 3 (presumptions that food intended for human consumption);

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

(c)section 21 (defence of due diligence), as it applies for the purpose of section 14 or 15;

(d)section 30(8) (which relates to documentary evidence);

(e)section 33(1) (obstruction etc. of officers);

(f)section 33(2), with the modification that the reference to “any such requirement as is mentioned in subsection (1)(b) above” is to be construed as a reference to any such requirement as is mentioned in section 33(1)(b) as applied by sub-paragraph (e);

(g)section 35(1) (punishment of offences), in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(1) as applied by sub-paragraph (e);

(h)section 35(2), in so far as it relates to offences under section 33(2) as applied by sub-paragraph (f);

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

(j)section 36A (offences by Scottish partnerships); and

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