The Foot-and-Mouth Disease (Scotland) Order 2006 No. 44

PART 5 General and supplementary provisions

Offences: no knowledge of restriction or requirement

57.  No person shall be guilty of failing to comply with a restriction or requirement imposed by declaration of–

(a) a temporary control zone;

(b) a supplementary movement control zone;

(c) a protection zone;

(d) a surveillance zone;

(e) a restricted zone; or

(f) a wild animal infected zone

if that person shows to the court’s satisfaction that the person did not know of that restriction or requirement and that the person could not with reasonable diligence have obtained knowledge of it.