# The Control of Asbestos Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007, Regulation 36: Defence

Extent: N.I.

Subject to regulation 21 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, 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.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2007/31/regulation/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/control-of-asbestos-regulations-northern-ireland-2007/regulation-36
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.