Section 92: Offences triable either way.

Food Act 1984 · 1984 c. 30View on legislation.gov.uk

Part VI: Administration, Enforcement and Legal Proceedings

A person guilty of an offence to which this section applies is liable—

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; and
on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

This section applies to any offence under this Act, except an offence—

under section 65, or
under any provision of this Act specified in section 93(3),

but in the case of an offence under section 5(3) the liability under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of this section includes a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, or both such a term and the fine mentioned in that paragraph.

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