Section 78 Criminal liability of directors, officers, &c.

Where an offence punishable under this Act is committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the body corporate or, if the body corporate is a local authority, any member or officer of that authority, he, as well as the body corporate, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.