# Automated Vehicles Act 2024, Section 80: Liability of corporate officers etc

Extent: E+W+S
Status: prospective

(1) Where—
(a) a relevant entity commits an offence under section 78 or 79, and
(b) the offence is—
(i) committed with the consent or connivance of a responsible person, or
(ii) attributable to any neglect on the part of a responsible person,
that person also commits the offence.
(2) 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.
(3) In subsection (1), “responsible person” means—
(a) in the case of a body corporate other than one within paragraph (b), a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer;
(b) in the case of a limited liability partnership, or an entity of similar nature established under a foreign law, a member who takes part in the management of the partnership or entity;
(c) in the case of a partnership or an entity within subsection (2)(c), a partner who takes part in the management of the partnership or entity.
(4) A reference in subsection (3) to a person holding a particular position includes—
(a) in the case of a body or entity established under a foreign law, any person holding a corresponding position under that law, and
(b) any person purporting to act in the position referred to in subsection (3) (including as it is read by virtue of paragraph (a)).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/10/section/80 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/automated-vehicles-act-2024/section-80
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