Building Products (Safety) Act 2017
61Offence by corporation—general liability of directors
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61 Offence by corporation—general liability of directors
61 Offence by corporation—general liability of directors
(1) If a corporation contravenes any provision of this Act or the regulations, each person who is a director of the corporation or who is concerned in its management is to be taken to have contravened the same provision if the person knowingly authorised or permitted the contravention.
(2) A person may be proceeded against and convicted under a provision pursuant to subsection (1) whether or not the corporation has been proceeded against or convicted under that provision.