# The Coal and Other Safety-Lamp Mines (Explosives) Regulations 1993, Regulation 37: Defence


In any proceedings for an offence consisting of a contravention of regulation 4(3), regulation 5(1), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (7), regulation 7(2), (4) or (5), regulation 9(4), regulation 22(3), regulation 31(2) or regulation 36, it shall be a defence for the manager concerned to prove that he took all reasonable steps and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/208/regulation/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/coal-and-other-safety-lamp-mines-explosives-regulations-1993/regulation-37
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