# Mines and Quarries Act 1954, Section 156: Defence available to person charged with offence not committed personally.

Extent: E+W+S

In any proceedings under this Act which, by virtue of subsection (1) . . . of section one hundred and fifty-two of this Act, are taken against a person in respect of the contravention by a person other than himself of—
(a) a provision of the Act, of an order made thereunder or of regulations, being a provision which expressly imposes on that other person or on persons of a class to which, at the time of the contravention, he belonged, a duty or requirement or expressly prohibits him or persons of such a class or all persons from doing a specified act; or
(b) a prohibition, restriction or requirement which by virtue of a notice served under or by virtue of this Act by an inspector is expressly imposed on that other person;
(c) a requirement or prohibition imposed by or under health and safety regulations which expressly apply to all mines . . ., any class of mine . . . or a particular mine . . . being a requirement expressly imposed on that person or on persons of a class to which, at the time of the contravention, he belonged or a prohibition expressly imposed on him or on persons of such class or on all persons from doing a specified act;
it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove that he used all due diligence to secure compliance with the provision, prohibition, restriction or requirement, as the case may be.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/70/section/156 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/mines-and-quarries-act-1954/section-156
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