# Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Paragraph 28


(1) A person's failure to comply with a provision of a code under paragraph 26 or 27 does not make the person liable to civil or criminal proceedings.
(2) A code under paragraph 26 or 27—
(a) is admissible in evidence in any civil proceedings, and
(b) must be taken into account by a court in any civil proceedings in which it appears to the court to be relevant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/schedule/9A/paragraph/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/schedule-9A/paragraph-28
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