# The Water Environment (Remedial Measures) (Scotland) Regulations 2016, Regulation 12: Defences

Extent: S

It is a defence for an appropriate person charged with an offence under regulation 11(1)(a) or (b) to show that—
(a) the acts or failures alleged to constitute the offence were a result of natural causes or force majeure which are exceptional or could not reasonably have been foreseen; or
(b) the person does not own, manage, maintain or is not otherwise responsible for the artificial structure in relation to which the remedial measures notice or variation notice was served.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/19/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/water-environment-remedial-measures-scotland-regulations-2016/regulation-12
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