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<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/4/b/ii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/4/b/ii" id="section-29-4-b-ii">
<Pnumber>ii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>sections 70 and 143 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995;</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
<P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/4/b/iii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/4/b/iii" id="section-29-4-b-iii">
<Pnumber>iii</Pnumber>
<P4para>
<Text>
section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (c. 15 (N.I.)) and Schedule 4 to the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (
<Acronym Expansion="Statutory Instrument">S.I.</Acronym>
1981/1675 (N.I. 26)).
</Text>
</P4para>
</P4>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/5" id="section-29-5">
<Pnumber>5</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>A fine imposed on the association on its conviction of an offence is to be paid out of the funds of the association.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/6" id="section-29-6">
<Pnumber>6</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>If an offence under section 27 committed by an unincorporated association is proved—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/6/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/6/a" id="section-29-6-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the association, or</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/6/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/6/b" id="section-29-6-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>to be attributable to any neglect on the part of such an officer,</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<Text>the officer, as well as the association, is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.</Text>
</P2para>
</P2>
<P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/7" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/7" id="section-29-7">
<Pnumber>7</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>
In subsection (6) “
<Term id="term-officer">officer</Term>
”, in relation to any association, means—
</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/7/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/7/a" id="section-29-7-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>an officer of the association or a member of its governing body;</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/7/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/19/section/29/7/b" id="section-29-7-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>a person purporting to act in such a capacity.</Text>
</P3para>
</P3>
</P2para>
</P2>
</P1para>
</P1>
</P1group>
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<Para>
<Text>
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-29" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/19/section/29" id="ci4ew9t42-00133">S. 29</CitationSubRef>
in force at 25.11.2016 by
<Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1037" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2016" Number="1037" Title="The Immigration Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2016" id="ci4ew9t42-00134">S.I. 2016/1037</Citation>
,
<CitationSubRef SectionRef="regulation-4-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1037/regulation/4/c" CitationRef="ci4ew9t42-00134" Operative="true" id="ci4ew9t42-00135">reg. 4(c)</CitationSubRef>
</Text>
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