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17. Offences by bodies of persons
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Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, then —
(a)
if that body is a body corporate, evey director of the body corporate shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence ; and
(b)
if that body is a firm, every partner of that firm shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence :
Provided, however, that no such director or partner shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence under this Act, if he proves that such offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due dilligence to prevent the commission of that offence.
Regulation of Private Security Agencies