5. Insertion
கருத்துகள் மற்றும் உதவிஅதிகாரப்பூர்வ ஆங்கில மொழிபெயர்ப்பு. சிங்கள அல்லது தமிழ் உரையிலிருந்து வேறுபடும் இடங்களில் எந்த உரை மேலோங்கும் என்பதைச் சட்டமே குறிப்பிடுகிறது.
The following new section is hereby inserted im-mediately after section 4, and shall have effect as section 4 of the principal enactment :—
“Offences by bodies of persons.
4a.
section 4a mm the principal enactment
Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, then—
if that body of persons is a body cor-porate, every director and manager or secretary of that body corporate
;
if that body of persons is a firm, every partner of that firm; and
i€ that body of persons ig an unincor-porate body, every individual who is a member of such body, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence
:
Provided that a director or an officer of such body cor-porate or a partner of such firm shall not be deemed to be guilty of such offence if he proves that such offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.”.