# Poultry Improvement Act (Northern Ireland) 1968, Section 11: Defence of act of third party mistake, accident, etc.


In any proceedings for an offence under section 10 it shall be a defence for the person charged to prove—
(a)that the commission of the offence was due to the act of some other person, or to a mistake, or to an accident or some other cause beyond his control; and
(b)that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of such an offence by himself or any person acting on his behalf.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1968/12/section/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/poultry-improvement-act-northern-ireland-1968/section-11
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