County Officers and Courts (Ireland) Act, 1877

Exceptions need not be negatived.

78. In all cases of summary jurisdiction any exception exemption proviso qualification or excuse, whether it does or does not accompany the description of the offence complained of, may be proved by the defendant, but need not be specified or negatived in the information or complaint, and if so specified or negatived no proof in relation to the matters so specified or negatived shall be required from the complainant, unless evidence shall be given by the defendant concerning the same.