# Crime and Policing Act 2026, Section 79: Liability for offence under section 77 committed by a body

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) This section applies where an offence under section 77 is committed by a body.
(2) If the offence is committed with the consent or connivance of—
(a) a relevant person in relation to the body, or
(b) a person purporting to act in the capacity of a relevant person in relation to the body,
the person (as well as the body) commits the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(3) In this section—
“body” means a body corporate, a partnership or an unincorporated association other than a partnership;
“relevant person”, in relation to a body, means—
(a) in the case of a body corporate other than one whose affairs are managed by its members, a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body;
(b) in the case of a limited liability partnership or other body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, a member who exercises functions of management with respect to it;
(c) in the case of a limited partnership, a general partner (within the meaning given by section 3 of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907);
(d) in the case of any other partnership, a partner;
(e) in the case of an unincorporated association other than a partnership, a person who exercises functions of management with respect to it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/20/section/79 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-policing-act-2026/section-79
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