# Enterprise Act 2002, Section 125: Offences by bodies corporate

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

(1) Where an offence under this Part committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of—
(a) a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or
(b) a person purporting to act in such a capacity,
he as well as the body corporate commits the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, subsection (1) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with his functions of management as if he were a director of the body corporate.
(3) Where an offence under this Part is committed by a Scottish partnership and is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of a partner, he as well as the partnership commits the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(4) In subsection (3) “partner” includes a person purporting to act as a partner.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/40/section/125 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/enterprise-act-2002/section-125
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