Offences by bodies corporateS
20.—(1) Where a body corporate is guilty of an offence under these Regulations and that offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to have been attributable to any neglect on the part of–
(a)any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate; or
(b)any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity,
that director, manager, secretary or officer, as well as the body corporate, is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)–
(a)“director” in relation to a body corporate managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate; and
(b)“body corporate” includes a Scottish partnership, and, in relation to such a partnership, a reference to a director or other officer of a body corporate is a reference to a partner.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 20 in force at 31.3.2009, see reg. 1