Offences by bodies corporateI113
1
For the purposes of these Regulations, section 20(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 19548 applies with the omission of the words “the liability of whose members is limited”, and where affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, applies in relation to acts or defaults of a member in connection with the functions of management as if that person were a Director of the body corporate.
2
If an offence committed by a partnership is shown—
a
to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner; or
b
to be attributable to any neglect on the part of a partner,
the partner as well as the partnership is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
3
Proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed by an unincorporated association must be brought in the name of the association and not in the name of any of its members.
4
A fine imposed on an unincorporated association on its conviction for an offence must be paid out of the funds of the association.
5
If an offence committed by an unincorporated association, other than a partnership, is shown—
a
to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the association or a member of its governing body; or
b
to be attributable to any neglect on the part of such an officer or member,
the officer or member as well as the association is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.