# The Official Controls (Plant Health and Genetically Modified Organisms) (Wales) Regulations 2020, Regulation 45: Defence: lawful disclosure

Extent: E+W

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under regulation 44 to prove that the person reasonably believed that—
(a) the disclosure was lawful, or
(b) the information had previously been made available lawfully.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2020/206/regulation/45 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/official-controls-plant-health-and-genetically-modified-organisms-wales-regulations-2020/regulation-45
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