# The Children (Protection at Work) Regulations 1998, Regulation 3: Amendments to the 1933 Act


In section 21 (penalties and legal proceedings in respect of general provsions as to employment) after subsection (2) insert the following new subsection—
“(2A) Where a person is charged under this section with contravening section 18(1)(j) of this Act the proviso in subsection (1) of this section shall not apply, but it shall be a defence for him to prove that he used all due diligence to secure that section 18(1)(j) should be compiled with”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/276/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-protection-at-work-regulations-1998/regulation-3
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