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Point in time view as at 25/05/2018.

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Data Protection Act 2018, Section 198 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 30 October 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

198Liability of directors etcU.K.

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(1)Subsection (2) applies where—

(a)an offence under this Act has been committed by a body corporate, and

(b)it is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of or to be attributable to neglect on the part of—

(i)a director, manager, secretary or similar officer of the body corporate, or

(ii)a person who was purporting to act in such a capacity.

(2)The director, manager, secretary, officer or person, as well as the body corporate, is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(3)Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, subsections (1) and (2) apply in relation to the acts and omissions of a member in connection with the member's management functions in relation to the body as if the member were a director of the body corporate.

(4)Subsection (5) applies where—

(a)an offence under this Act has been committed by a Scottish partnership, and

(b)the contravention in question is proved to have occurred with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a partner.

(5)The partner, as well as the partnership, is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

Commencement Information

I1S. 198 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(g)

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