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27GuidanceU.K.

(1)The Secretary of State must publish guidance about the requirements imposed by or under this Part.

(2)The Secretary of State—

(a)must keep the guidance under review,

(b)may from time to time revise the guidance, and

(c)must publish any revised guidance.

(3)Before publishing guidance under this section the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.

(4)The Secretary of State must lay any guidance published under this section before Parliament.

(5)Where in any proceedings it is alleged that a person has contravened a requirement imposed by or under this Part, proof that the person acted in accordance with applicable guidance under this section may be relied on as tending to establish that there was no such contravention.