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POULTRY IMPROVEMENT ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1968 - SECT 11 

Defence of act of third party mistake, accident, etc.

11. In any proceedings for an offence under section 10 it shall be a defence
for the person charged to prove

(a)that the commission of the offence was due to the act of some other person,
or to a mistake, or to an accident or some other cause beyond his control; and

(b)that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to
avoid the commission of such an offence by himself or any person acting on his
behalf.

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