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Section 20

Defence relating to contravention

of Development Financial Institutions Act 2002

ActIn forceProvision 22 of 248
Section 20

It shall be a defence to a charge for an offence relating to contraventions under section 12, 13, 14, 15 or 18 for the accused to prove that he had no knowledge of the acts, omissions, facts or circumstances constituting the contravention, provided he had reported the contravention to the Bank within seven days of becoming aware of those acts, omissions, facts or circumstances which constituted such contravention.