146Offences by bodies corporate

146 Offences by bodies corporate

(1) If a body corporate commits an offence against this Act or the regulations, any officer of the body corporate who was in any way, by act or omission, directly or indirectly knowingly concerned in or party to the commission of the offence is also guilty of that offence and liable to the penalty for it.

(2) A person may be proceeded against and convicted under a provision in accordance with subsection (1) whether or not the body corporate has been proceeded against or convicted under that provision.

(3) Nothing in this section affects any liability imposed on a body corporate for an offence committed by the body corporate against this Act or the regulations.

(4) If in a proceeding for an offence against this Act or the regulations it is necessary to establish the intention of a body corporate, it is sufficient to show that a servant or agent of the body corporate had that intention.

(5) In subsection (1), officer, in relation to a body corporate, means—

(a) a director, secretary or executive officer of the body corporate; or

(b) any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors of the body corporate are accustomed to act; or

(c) a person concerned in the management of the body corporate.