56General defence available to secretary of registered club

#### 56 General defence available to secretary of registered club 56 General defence available to secretary of registered club > > (1) Except as provided by subsection (2), it is a sufficient defence to a prosecution of a secretary of a registered club for an offence under this Part if it is proved that— > > > > > (a) the secretary had taken all reasonable precautions to avoid commission of the alleged offence, and > > > > > (b) at the time of the alleged offence the secretary did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, that the alleged offence had been committed. > > > (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any other offence under this Part in respect of which a defence is specifically available to the secretary of a registered club. > > **s 56:** Am 1978 No 68, Sch 4; 1986 No 78, Sch 2 (7). Subst 1997 No 73, Sch 2 \[3\]. Am 2007 No 92, Sch 2 \[48\].