Part 9Miscellaneous and general

Miscellaneous

F1141ADefence of due diligence for certain offences

(1)

It is a defence for a person charged with an offence to which this section applies to prove that the person—

(a)

did not know that the offence was being committed, and

(b)

exercised all due diligence to prevent the offence being committed.

(2)

This section applies to an offence under any of the following provisions of this Act—

  • section 1(3)(b),

  • section 103(1),

  • section 106(2),

  • section 107(1),

  • section 118(1),

  • section 120(2) or (3),

  • section 121(1),

  • section 127(4),

  • section 128(5).