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Version Superseded: 10/03/2008
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Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, Cross Heading: Companies is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 March 2025. 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.

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143 Prosecution of companies, etc.S
(1)Without prejudice to any other or wider powers conferred by statute, this section shall apply in relation to the prosecution by summary procedure of a partnership, association, body corporate or body of trustees.
(2)Proceedings may be taken against the partnership, association, body corporate or body of trustees in their corporate capacity, and in that event any penalty imposed shall be recovered by civil diligence in accordance with section 221 of this Act.
(3)Proceedings may be taken against an individual representative of a partnership, association or body corporate as follows:—
(a)in the case of a partnership or firm, any one of the partners, or the manager or the person in charge or locally in charge of its affairs;
(b)in the case of an association or body corporate, the managing director or the secretary or other person in charge, or locally in charge, of its affairs,
may be dealt with as if he was the person offending, and the offence shall be deemed to be the offence of the partnership, association or body corporate [; and in paragraph 3(b) of this subsection references to the managing director or the secretary, in relation to a limited liability partnership, are to any member of the limited liability partnership].
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