Offences and Penalties

(1) Any person who, (a) sells or offers for sale or supplies to any person any goods, service, process or practice for which a compulsory standard has been declared and which does not conform to that (b) labels, packages or advertises any goods or advertises any service, process or practice 20 otherwise than in compliance with any compulsory standard therefor; (c) (i) makes any statement or representation whether in writing or not or uses any mark with reference to any goods, service, process or practice which conveys or is likely to convey the impression that a person who is not entitled to use the Standard Mark with reference to the goods, service, process or practice is so entitled to use the Standard Mark or falsely represents that any goods, process or practice complies with specifications formulated or adopted elsewhere than in Belize; (ii) before offering or exposing for sale, goods which do not conform to the required obliterates or otherwise removes any stamp or mark which denotes the deficiency (d) makes any statement or representation, whether in writing or not, or uses any mark, which conveys or is likely to convey that any goods, service, process or practice complies with a standard when it does not; (e) without the authority of the Bureau and for the purposes of gain or profit, makes any statement or representation, whether in writing or not, whereby comparison is made in respect of any goods, service, process or practice with the standard declared by the Bureau or the Minister unless he proves that he acted without intent to defraud; 21 (f) hinders or obstructs or knowingly makes any false or misleading statement to any person authorised by the Minister or the Bureau in that behalf, in the execution of his duty under (g) with intent to defraud, represents that he is an Inspector or a person authorised by the Minister or Bureau under this Act; (h) having been entitled to use the Standard Mark or the Quality Assurance Mark, uses it after he is no longer so entitled or otherwise than in accordance with the terms and conditions of such use; (i) uses the word “Standard” in any name contrary to the provisions of section 13 of this Act; (j) impersonates an Inspector; (k) obstructs an Inspector by not giving him reasonable assistance or access to records, documents or information relevant to the performance of his functions under this Act; (l) interferes with any article seized by an Inspector in such a way as to change any of the characteristics of the article described in the standard applicable to such article; (m) disobeys an order of the court made under section 21 (2) of this Act, is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars and to a further fine of two hundred dollars for every day on which the offence is continued, or to imprisonment for two years. 22 (2) Every offence against this Act or the regulations made thereunder shall be triable summarily.