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Part XIII · General

44. 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 of persons is a body corporate, every director and officer of that body corporate; or

(b)

if that body of persons is a partnership, every partner of that partnership, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence:

Provided that, that a director or officer of that body corporate or a partner of such partnership shall not be deemed to be guilty of such offence, if such person proves that such offence was committed without the knowledge of such person or that such person used all due diligence as was necessary, to prevent the commission of such offence.

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Repeals and Transitional Provisions

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