10Indictment of bodies corporate

#### 10 Indictment of bodies corporate 10 Indictment of bodies corporate > > (1) Unless a contrary intention appears, a provision of an Act relating to an offence applies to bodies corporate as well as to individuals. > > > (2) On arraignment, a body corporate may enter a plea of “guilty” or “not guilty” by means of writing signed by its representative. > > > (3) If no such plea is entered the court is to enter a plea of “not guilty”, and the trial is to proceed as though the body corporate had pleaded “not guilty”. > > > (4) A representative of a body corporate need not be appointed under the body’s seal. > > > (5) A written statement that— > > > > > (a) purports to be signed by one of the persons having the management of the affairs of the body corporate, and > > > > > (b) contains a statement to the effect that a named person is the body’s representative, > > > > is admissible as evidence that the named person has been so appointed. > > **s 10 (previously s 59):** Renumbered 2001 No 119, Sch 1 \[15\].