# The Products of Animal Origin (Import and Export) Regulations 1996, Regulation 39: Protection of officers acting in good faith


(1) An officer of the Minister, the Secretary of State or a local authority is not personally liable in respect of any act done by him in the execution or purported execution of these Regulations within the scope of his employment, if he did that act in the honest belief that his duty under these Regulations required or entitled him to do it.
(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) above shall be construed as relieving the Minister, the Secretary of State or any local authority from any liability in respect of acts of their officers.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3124/regulation/39 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/products-of-animal-origin-import-and-export-regulations-1996/regulation-39
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