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Determination of disputes by Secretary of State 36.—(1) This article applies where— (a)a responsible person or any other person mentioned in article 5(3) has failed to comply with any provision of this Order or of any...

Appeals 35.—(1) A person on whom an alterations notice, an enforcement notice, a prohibition notice or a notice given by the fire and rescue authority under article 37 (fire-fighters’ switches for luminous tube signs) is...

Onus of proving limits of what is practicable or reasonably practicable 34. In any proceedings for an offence under this Order consisting of a failure to comply with a duty or requirement so far as is practicable or so far as is...

Defence 33. Subject to article 32(11), in any proceedings for an offence under this Order, except for a failure to comply with articles 8(1)(a) or 12, it is a defence for the person charged to prove that he took all reasonable...

Offences 32.—(1) It is an offence for any responsible person or any other person mentioned in article 5(3) to— (a)fail to comply with any requirement or prohibition imposed by articles 8 to 22 and 38 (fire safety duties) where...