s 23V Keeping of records
23V.—(1) A producer of a beverage product must keep and maintain complete and accurate records of —(a) the name, type, number of units, volume and form of each beverage product supplied by the producer; (b) the materials and weight of the beverage container used for each beverage product supplied by the producer; and (c) any other prescribed information. (2) The producer mentioned in subsection (1) must —(a) retain the records mentioned in subsection (1) for at least the prescribed period; and (b) comply with a request made by an authorised officer during the prescribed period mentioned in paragraph (a) —(i) to make available for inspection by any authorised officer, the records mentioned in subsection (1); or (ii) to submit to the Agency the records mentioned in subsection (1) in the time specified in the request. (3) A person who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable —(a) on the first conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000; and (b) on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to both and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after that second or subsequent conviction. (4) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (3), it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the defendant intended to commit the offence. (5) The offence under subsection (3) is a strict liability offence.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]