20Offences

20 Offences

(1)  A prosecution for an offence against this Act –

(a) may, with the consent of the Director, be instituted by an authorized officer; and

(b) [Section 20 Subsection (1) amended by No. 7 of 2004, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Aug 2004] must be commenced within –

(i) 3 years from the time when the matter of complaint arose; and

(ii) 6 months from the time when the matter of complaint came to the attention of the Director.

(2)  Where a body corporate is charged with an offence against this Act, any person who is concerned or takes part in the management of the body corporate may be charged with a like offence, and where the body corporate is convicted of the offence, any person who is charged with a like offence pursuant to this subsection may be convicted of the like offence unless that person satisfies the court that the act or omission constituting the offence took place without his knowledge or consent.