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35.—(1) Where the commission by any person of an offence under these Regulations [F1or the Animal Feed Regulations] is due to the act or default of some other person, that other person is guilty of the offence and may be accused and convicted of the offence whether or not proceedings are taken against the first-mentioned person.
(2) In any proceedings for an offence under these Regulations [F2or the Animal Feed Regulations] it will, subject to paragraph (3), be a defence to prove—
(a)that the commission of the offence was due to a mistake, or to reliance on information supplied to the accused, or to the act or default of another person, or to an accident or some other cause beyond the accused's control; and
(b)that the accused took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of such an offence by the accused or any person under the accused's control.
(3) If in any case the defence provided by paragraph (2) involves the allegation that the commission of the offence was due to the act or default of another person or to reliance on information supplied by another person, the person accused will not, without leave of the court, be entitled to rely on that defence unless—
(a)at least seven clear days before the hearing; and
(b)where the accused has previously appeared before a court in connection with the alleged offence, within one month of his or her first such appearance,
the accused has served on the prosecutor a notice giving such information as the accused may have to identify or assist in identifying that other person.
(4) In any proceedings in which it alleged that a material has contravened or failed to comply with the requirements of specified feed law it is a defence for the person accused to prove that the material in respect of which the offence was alleged to have been committed—
(a)was feed to which Article 25 of Regulation 183/2005 applies; and
(b)could lawfully be exported in accordance with the requirements of Article 12 of Regulation 178/2002.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 35(1) inserted (23.11.2010) by The Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2652), regs. 1, 15(6)
F2Words in reg. 35(2) inserted (23.11.2010) by The Animal Feed (Wales) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/2652), regs. 1, 15(6)
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