The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2004 is a harsh law indeed.
"Any person who fails to comply with any of the requirements specified in a notice served under paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary execution to a fine…"
It’s disturbing enough that we’ve reintroduced the death penalty for people who import inappropriate food into the UK – but fining people after they’ve been executed seems particularly harsh.
(via Jess, who doesn’t have a blog to link to. Freak.)
It appears to say that the summary execution is the event that renders you liable to the fine… what a world.
Perhaps if you could finish the quote, it would make more sense, for example, "…and liable on summary execution to a fine prospect of reincarnation as an uncontaminated potato, or perhaps even a wallaby". If you take things out of context, do not be surprised by the results.