Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994
60Liability of officers of body corporate
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60 Liability of officers of body corporate
(1) Where a body corporate commits an offence against this Act, a person who is an officer of the body corporate is –
(a) subject to the general defence under this Part, guilty of an offence; and
(b) subject to subsection (2) , liable to the same penalty as may be imposed for the principal offence when committed by a natural person.
(2) Where an officer of a body corporate is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) , the officer is not liable to be punished by imprisonment for the offence.
(3) Where a body corporate commits an offence of contravening a provision of this Act, an officer of the body corporate who knowingly promoted or acquiesced in the contravention is also guilty of an offence against that provision.
(4) An officer of a body corporate may be prosecuted and convicted of an offence pursuant to subsection (1) or (3) whether or not the body corporate has been prosecuted or convicted of the offence committed by the body corporate.