# Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, Section 56: Offences by directors, partners, etc


(1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a body corporate and it is proved that the offence—
(a) has been committed with the consent or connivance of a person falling within subsection (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 that 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 who was purporting to act in such a capacity.
(3) 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 that management, as if the member were a director of the body corporate.
(4) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a Scottish firm and it is proved that the offence—
(a) has been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner in the firm or a person purporting to act as such a partner, or
(b) is attributable to any neglect on the part of such a person,
that person (as well as the firm) is guilty of that offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/2/section/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/psychoactive-substances-act-2016/section-56
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