# The Avian Influenza (H5N1 in Wild Birds) (Scotland) Order 2006, Article 24: Offences: no knowledge of restriction or requirement


No person shall be guilty of failing to comply with a restriction or requirement which applies because of the declaration of—
(a) a wild bird protection zone; or
(b) a wild bird surveillance zone,
if that person shows to the court’s satisfaction that they did not know of that restriction or requirement and that they could not with reasonable diligence have obtained knowledge of it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2006/196/article/24 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/avian-influenza-h5n1-in-wild-birds-scotland-order-2006/article-24
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