# Automated Vehicles Act 2024, Section 27: Liability of senior manager

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(1) If—
(a) an individual (“A”) is a relevant senior manager of a relevant entity (“B”),
(b) B commits an offence under section 20 or 24, and
(c) A consents to or connives in the commission of the offence by B,
A also commits the offence.
(2) A is a “relevant senior manager” of B if A plays a significant role in making decisions about how—
(a) the activities of B as a whole, or
(b) the relevant activities of B,
are managed or organised.
(3) In subsection (2)(b), “the relevant activities” means the activities to which the relevant information relates; and in this subsection “the relevant information” means the information to which the offence mentioned in subsection (1)(b) relates.
(4) In subsection (1), “relevant entity” means—
(a) a body corporate,
(b) a partnership, or
(c) a firm or other entity similar in nature to a partnership established under a foreign law.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/10/section/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/automated-vehicles-act-2024/section-27
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