# The Environmental Protection (Single-use Vapes) (England) Regulations 2024, Regulation 6: Offences by bodies corporate


(1) Where an offence under these Regulations has been committed by a body corporate and it is proved that the offence—
(a) was committed with the consent or connivance of a person falling within paragraph (2), or
(b) is attributable to any neglect on the part of such a person,
that person (as well as the body corporate) is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) The persons are—
(a) a director, manager, secretary or similar officer of the body corporate;
(b) any person purporting to act in such a capacity.
(3) Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, paragraph (1) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member, in connection with that management, as if the member were a director of the body corporate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348264647/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-protection-single-use-vapes-england-regulations-2024/regulation-6
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