Article 20 Provisions as to offences

Where any offence under article 13 or (where proceedings are brought in Scotland by virtue of section 30(2A) of the Fisheries Act 1981) article 4 of this Order 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 director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or a person purporting to act in any such capacity, he as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

Where any offence under article 13 or (where proceedings are brought in Scotland by virtue of section 30(2A) of the Fisheries Act 1981) article 4 of this Order committed by a 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 or partnership manager, he as well as the partnership shall be guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

Where any offence under article 13 or (where proceedings are brought in Scotland by virtue of section 30(2A) of the Fisheries Act 1981) article 4 of this Order committed by an unincorporated association (other than a partnership) is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, any officer of the association or any member of its governing body, he as well as the association shall be guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.