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Section 453D Offences by bodies corporateF1C1

Where an offence under any of sections 448, 449 to 451 and 453A is committed by a body corporate, every officer of the body who is in default also commits the offence. For this purpose—

(a)

any person who purports to act as director, manager or secretary of the body is treated as an officer of the body, and

(b)

if the body is a company, any shadow director is treated as an officer of the company.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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S. 453D inserted (6.4.2008) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/948), arts. 2(2), 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 82 (with arts. 6, 11, 12)

Modifications

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S. 453D applied (with modifications) (E.W.S.) (6.4.2014) by The Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions (Investigations) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/574), regs. 1(1), 2

Notes on Part XIV

Modifications

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Pt. 14 power to apply (with modifications) (1.8.2014) by Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (c. 14), ss. 135, 154 (with Sch. 5)