# Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010, Section 88: Corporate offences


(1) Subsection (2) applies where—
(a) an offence under this Part is committed by a relevant organisation, and
(b) the commission of the offence—
(i) involves the connivance or consent of, or
(ii) is attributable to the neglect of,
a responsible official of the organisation.
(2) The official (as well as the organisation) commits the offence.
(3) For the purpose of this section—
(a) a “relevant organisation” is—
(i) a company,
(ii) a limited liability partnership,
(iii) an ordinary partnership, or
(iv) any other body or association,
(b) a “responsible official” is—
(i) in the case of a company, a director, secretary, manager or other similar officer,
(ii) in the case of a limited liability partnership, a member,
(iii) in the case of an ordinary partnership, a partner,
(iv) in the case of another body or association, a person who is concerned in the management or control of its affairs,
but in each case also extends to a person purporting to act in such a capacity.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/16/section/88 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/legal-services-scotland-act-2010/section-88
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