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s.13C
Liability of officers of bodies corporate, partners and members of unincorporated bodies
(1)
If a body corporate commits an offence under
section 13B
, and it is
proved that the
offence—
(a)
was committed with the consent or connivance of a person specified in
subsection (2); or
(b)
is attributable to any neglect on the part of the person,
the person also commits the offence.
(2)
The person referred to in subsection (1)
is—
(a)
a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body
corporate; or
(b)
a person purporting to act in the capacity of a person referred to in
paragraph (a).
(3)
If a partner in a partnership commits an offence under
section 13B
,
and it is proved that the
offence—
(a)
was committed with the consent or connivance of a person specified in
subsection (4); or
(b)
is attributable to any neglect on the part of the person,
the person also commits the offence.
(4)
The person referred to in subsection (3)
is—
(a)
any other partner in the partnership or any other person concerned in the
management of the partnership; or
(b)
a person purporting to act in the capacity of a person referred to in
paragraph (a).
(5)
If a member of any other unincorporated body commits an offence under
section 13B
, and it is proved that the
offence—
(a)
was committed with the consent or connivance of a person specified in
subsection (6); or
(b)
is attributable to any neglect on the part of the person,
the person also commits the offence.
(6)
The person referred to in subsection (5)
is—
(a)
any other member, or any manager, secretary or other similar officer, of
the unincorporated body; or
(b)
a person purporting to act in the capacity of a person referred to in
paragraph (a).