Section 141H DefencesF1
England and Wales
(1)
Where a person is charged with an offence under section 141G, it is a defence for the person to prove either of the matters mentioned in subsection (2).
(2)
The matters are—
(a)
that, at the time of the alleged offence, the person was not aware, and neither suspected nor had reason to suspect, that the publication included the matter in question;
(b)
that, at the time of the alleged offence, the person was not aware, and neither suspected nor had reason to suspect, that the allegation in question had been made.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Ss. 141F-141H and cross-heading inserted (1.10.2012) by Education Act 2011 (c. 21), ss. 13(1), 82(3); S.I. 2012/2213, art. 3