# The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (England) Regulations 2019, Regulation 40: Defence: reasonable excuse

Extent: E+W

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under regulation 38 or 39 to show that the person had a reasonable excuse for contravening or failing to comply with the prohibition or requirement in question.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/1517/regulation/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/official-controls-plant-health-and-genetically-modified-organisms-england-regulations-2019/regulation-40
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