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Licensing Act 2003, Section 139 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

139Defence of due diligenceE+W

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(1)In proceedings against a person for an offence to which subsection (2) applies, it is a defence that—

(a)his act was due to a mistake, or to reliance on information given to him, or to an act or omission by another person, or to some other cause beyond his control, and

(b)he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid committing the offence.

(2)This subsection applies to an offence under—

(a)section 136(1)(a) (carrying on unauthorised licensable activity),

(b)section 137 (exposing alcohol for unauthorised sale), or

(c)section 138 (keeping alcohol on premises for unauthorised sale).

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