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Section 26 Offences by bodies corporateC1I1

(1)

Where an offence under this Act 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 senior officer of the body corporate, or

(b)

a person purporting to be a senior officer of the body corporate,

that senior officer or person (as well as the body corporate) is guilty of the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(2)

In subsection (1), “senior officer” means a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate.

(3)

But in the case of a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, “director” for the purposes of this section means a member of the body corporate.

Annotations

Modifications

C1

Pt. 7 applied (with modifications) (1.9.2019) by The Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Act 2019 (Transitional Provision for Assured Shorthold Tenancies) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1151), regs. 1(2), 3

Commencement

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S. 26 in force at 1.9.2019 by S.I. 2019/1150, art. 2(b)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

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Title substituted (1.6.2026) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 45(2), 145(3) (with s. 138); W.S.I. 2026/6, art. 2(c)