Hong Kong Regulations

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY LINES (PROTECTION) REGULATION - SECT 18

Defence

It shall be a defence to a charge under section 17(4) alleging a contravention
of section 10(2) for the person charged to show that-

   (a)  before the works began, all reasonable steps had been taken for the
        purposes of section 10(1); and

   (b)  any failure in the taking of all reasonable measures for the purposes
        of section 10(2) was due to reliance on information contained in a
        report prepared by a competent person or on information provided by
        the electricity supplier who is the owner of the electricity supply
        line concerned.