PART 4 U.K.SCRUTINY OF EUROPEAN AGRICULTURAL GUARANTEE FUND TRANSACTIONS

Defence of due diligence U.K.

28.  In any proceedings for an offence under regulation 25(1)(a), (b) or (c), (3) F1 ... or (9), it is a defence for the person charged (“A”) to prove that A took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence by A or by a person under A's control.

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in reg. 28 omitted (1.1.2016) by virtue of The Common Agricultural Policy (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1997), regs. 1(2), 12