Section 13 Offences by bodies corporateI1
England and Wales
(1)
Where an offence under section 12 (offences) 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, an officer of a body corporate, the officer as well as the body corporate commits the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2)
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 the member's functions of management as if the member were an officer of the body corporate.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 13 in force at 1.6.2019 by S.I. 2019/857, reg. 3(l)