# Agriculture (Safety, Health and Welfare Provisions) Act 1956, Section 16: Defence available to persons charged with offences.


It shall be a defence for a person charged with a contravention of a provision of this Act or of regulations thereunder to prove that he used all due diligence to secure compliance with that provision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/4-5/49/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/agriculture-safety-health-and-welfare-provisions-act-1956/section-16
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