The regulations also repealed section 10 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 which had previously imposed a more limited general safety requirement (reg.

On summary conviction in a magistrates' court, an offender can be sentenced to up to three months' imprisonment and the statutory maximum fine.

On conviction on indictment in the Crown Court, an offender can be sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and a £20,000 fine (reg.

Where a person wishes to rely on the defence that supply of a dangerous product was due to the default of someone else or reliance on information from someone else, he must serve notice on the court seven days before the hearing (reg.

Either a producer or distributor must inform an enforcement authority if they become aware that they have supplied a dangerous product (reg.

2): A supply chain professional whose activity does not affect product safety is a distributor (reg.

39) It is a crime to obstruct an officer of an enforcement authority, punishable on summary conviction to a fine of up to level 5 on the standard scale, i.e. £2500 (reg.

Appeal against a notice can be made to a magistrates' court in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland, and to a sheriff in Scotland (reg.

Breach of a safety notice is a crime and, on summary conviction, an offender can be sentenced to up to three months' imprisonment and the statutory maximum fine (which is unlimited in England and Wales since 2015).

In the case of prosecution for a breach of the regulations or an appeal against a safety notice in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, the enforcement authority may apply to the court for forfeiture of the product.

In Scotland, application must be made to a procurator fiscal with appeal to the High Court of Justiciary (reg.

Art.13 of the directive gives the European Commission the power to issue further decisions with which the Secretary of State must comply (reg.

Using powers under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the Regulations were extensively amended to remove most references to the EU by the Product Safety and Metrology etc.