18 Defences in proceedings for offences against seeds regulations
Plant Varieties and Seeds Act 1964 (1964 c 14) | Legislation

18  Defences in proceedings for offences against seeds regulations

(1)     If and so far as seeds regulations for the purposes of this section prescribe limits of variation in relation to the particulars in a statutory statement, it shall be a defence to proceedings under this Act for including in a statutory statement any false particulars to prove that the mis-statements in the particulars alleged to be false do not exceed the limits of variation so prescribed.

(2)     Subject to the provisions of this section, it shall be a defence—

(a)     to proceedings under

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