Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 No 156
Current version for 11 January 2013 to date (accessed 21 May 2013 at 23:07)

142B   Defence of authority conferred by regulation

(1)  The regulations may, for the purposes of this Division, regulate the carrying out of an activity that pollutes land.
(2)  It is a defence in proceedings for an offence under this Division if the person establishes that:
(a)  the pollution resulted from an activity regulated by such a regulation, and
(b)  the requirements of that regulation were not contravened.
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