33. Insertion of new section 28a in the principal enactment

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

The following new section is hereby inserted immediately after section 28 of the principal enactment, and shall have effect as section 28a of that enactment: -

28a. Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, then, if that body of person is –

(a)

a body corporate, every director or other officer of that body corporate;

(b)

a firm, every partner of that firm;

and

(c)

an unincorporated body other than a firm, every individual who is a member of such body and every officer of that body responsible for its management and control, shall be deemed to have committed that offence:

Provided however, such director, officer, partner or individual, as the case may be, shall not be deemed to have committed that offence if he proves to the satisfaction of the court that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of that offence.”.

Read on from s 34