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354 Emergency It is a defence to any offence against, or contravention of, a provision of this Act or the regulations if the act or omission alleged to constitute the offence or contravention occurred in an emergency to prevent danger to life or limb other than an emergency arising from the negligent act or omission of the person who is alleged to have committed the offence or contravention. S. 4 substituted as Ch. 12 (Headings and s. 355) by No. 39/2018 s. 8.

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