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Regulation 36 DefenceF1I1

Northern Ireland

Subject to regulation 21 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000f1, in any proceedings for an offence consisting of a contravention of Part 2 of these Regulations it shall be a defence for any person to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of that offence.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Regulations revoked with savings (28.5.2012) by The Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 (S.R. 2012/179), reg. 33(1) (with regs. 3(5), 33(3))

Commencement

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Reg. 36 in operation at 1.3.2007, see reg. 1

Footnotes

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S.R. 2000 No. 388, amended by SR. 2003 No 454