# Food Standards Act 1999, Paragraph 16


After section 36 (offences by bodies corporate) there shall be inserted the following section—
“ Offences by Scottish partnerships.
36A Where an offence under this Act which has been committed by a Scottish partnership is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a partner, he, as well as the partnership shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/28/schedule/5/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/food-standards-act-1999/schedule-5/paragraph-16
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