Part 1 Offence
Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 (2021 c 3) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 3 Offence of Breaching Provisions in the Medical Devices Regulations 2002

Section 41

Part 1 Offence

1

In the Medical Devices Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/618), after regulation 60 insert—

“60A Offence of breaching certain provisions

(1)     A person commits an offence if the person contravenes a prohibition or fails to comply with a requirement in a provision of the regulations listed in the Schedule to these Regulations inserted by Schedule 3 to the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021.

(2)     A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—

(a)     on summary conviction in England and Wales, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 51 weeks, to a fine or to both;

(b)     on summary conviction in Scotland or Northern Ireland, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to both.

(3)     In respect of an offence under this regulation—

(a)     a magistrates' court in England and Wales may try an information laid before the earlier of—

(i)     the end of the period of one year beginning with the day on which evidence which the prosecutor thinks is sufficient to justify a prosecution

Powered by Lexis+®
 

Popular documents

LEXISNEXIS

Removal of a director

Removal of a directorThis note should be read in conjunction with Practice Note: Appointment, retirement and resignation of a director.For an illustration of the steps that must be taken to remove a director, see Removal of a director—flowchart.Removal from officeResolution to remove a directorA

LEXISNEXIS

What is electronic money?

What is electronic money?BREXIT: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 (‘IP completion day’) marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Following IP completion day, key transitional arrangements come to an end and significant

LEXISNEXIS

Strict liability

Strict liabilityStrict liabilityWhen an offence does not require proof of a mental element it is an offence of strict liability. There are some common law offences of strict liability (eg public nuisance, outraging public decency and contempt) most though are statutory, arising often under

LEXISNEXIS

In a business-to-business contract where a contractual long-stop date has passed but the parties wish to

In a business-to-business contract where a contractual long-stop date has passed but the parties wish to continue with the contract, should they document their intention to continue or enter into a new contract?Long-stop dateAs stated in the Drafting Notes to clause: Long-stop date definition, the