S.L. 439.24 Art. 4Offences and punishments.

Where the Director Veterinary Services has reasonable cause to believe that an offence against these regulations or Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 has been committed, he can:

(a) subject to the provisions of these regulations and of the Act, institute proceedings before the competent court against a person who infringes any of the provisions arising from these regulations. The person shall, on conviction, be RELATED OPERATIONS (IMPLEMENTING)

liable to a fine (multa) of not less than eleven thousand and six hundred and forty-six euro and eighty-seven cents (€11,646.87) and not exceeding thirty-four thousand and nine hundred and forty euro and sixty cents (€34,940.60). The Court may also order any person who is found guilty of committing an offence against these regulations, to pay for the expenses incurred by the competent authority as a result of the said offence, the revocation of the permit issued in accordance with these regulations and the confiscation, retention and disposal of the or corpus delicti;

(b) apply the provisions of article 47 of the Act.