sec.635Responsibility for acts or omissions of representative

sec.635 Responsibility for acts or omissions of representative

This section applies in a proceeding for an offence against this Law. If it is relevant to prove a person’s state of mind about a particular act or omission, it is enough to show— the act was done or omitted to be done by a representative of the person within the scope of the representative’s actual or apparent authority; and the representative had the state of mind. An act done or omitted to be done for a person by a representative of the person within the scope of the representative’s actual or apparent authority is taken to have been done or omitted to be done also by the person, unless the person proves the person could not, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, have prevented the act or omission. In this section— representative means— for an individual—an employee or agent of the individual; or for a corporation—an executive officer, employee or agent of the corporation or authority. state of mind , of a person, includes— the person’s knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose; and the person’s reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose. s 635 om 2013 No. 4 s 12 (sec.635-ssec.1) This section applies in a proceeding for an offence against this Law. (sec.635-ssec.2) If it is relevant to prove a person’s state of mind about a particular act or omission, it is enough to show— the act was done or omitted to be done by a representative of the person within the scope of the representative’s actual or apparent authority; and the representative had the state of mind. (sec.635-ssec.3) An act done or omitted to be done for a person by a representative of the person within the scope of the representative’s actual or apparent authority is taken to have been done or omitted to be done also by the person, unless the person proves the person could not, by the exercise of reasonable diligence, have prevented the act or omission. (sec.635-ssec.4) In this section— representative means— for an individual—an employee or agent of the individual; or for a corporation—an executive officer, employee or agent of the corporation or authority. state of mind , of a person, includes— the person’s knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose; and the person’s reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.

• (a) the act was done or omitted to be done by a representative of the person within the scope of the representative’s actual or apparent authority; and
• (b) the representative had the state of mind.
• (a) for an individual—an employee or agent of the individual; or
• (b) for a corporation—an executive officer, employee or agent of the corporation or authority.
• (a) the person’s knowledge, intention, opinion, belief or purpose; and
• (b) the person’s reasons for the intention, opinion, belief or purpose.