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ANIMAL PROTECTION ACT 2018 (NO 25 OF 2018) - SECT 21

Use of codes of practice in proceedings

    (1)     Evidence of compliance or non-compliance with a code of practice adopted or prescribed by regulation is admissible in proceedings as evidence of whether or not a duty or obligation under this Act has been complied with.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), it is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this Act if the conduct constituting the offence, or an element of the offence, was in accordance with a code of practice adopted or prescribed by regulation.



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