Offences by bodies corporate and partnershipsU.K.
7.—(1) If an offence under these Regulations committed by a body corporate is proved—
(a)to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer, or
(b)to be attributable to any neglect on the part of an officer,
the officer, as well as the body corporate, is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) If the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, paragraph (1) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with the member’s functions of management as it applies to an officer of a body corporate.
(3) If an offence under these Regulations committed by a partnership (including a limited liability partnership and a Scottish partnership) is proved—
(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.
(4) In this regulation—
(a)“officer” includes—
(i)a member of an administrative, management or supervisory body of the body corporate, and
(ii)a person purporting to act as such a member, and
(b)“partner” includes a person purporting to act as a partner.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 7 in force at 13.4.2015, see reg. 1