Historic and Archaeological Heritage and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023
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Defence that person was acting as servant or agent | ||
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184. It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this Act to show that the act constituting the offence was the subject of a new authorisation or old authorisation granted, issued or given under this Act or an enactment repealed by section 7 , as appropriate, to a person in relation to whom the person charged was acting as servant or agent provided— | ||
(a) the act alleged to constitute the offence was carried out under and in accordance with such authorisation, and | ||
(b) without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a), the carrying out of the act alleged to constitute the offence by way of the employment or engagement of a servant or agent was in accordance with such authorisation. |