{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/section-134",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026/section-134.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2026/18",
  "legislation_title": "Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/tobacco-and-vapes-act-2026",
  "path": "section/134",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "134",
  "heading": "Liability of others for offences committed by bodies",
  "text": "(1) Where an offence under this Part or under regulations made under it—\n(a) is committed with the consent or connivance of a relevant person in relation to the body, or a person purporting to act in the capacity of a relevant person in relation to the body, or\n(b) is attributable to neglect on the part of such a person,\nthe person (as well as the body) commits the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.\n(2) In this section—\n“body” means—\n(a) a body corporate,\n(b) a partnership, or\n(c) an unincorporated association;\n“relevant person” means—\n(a) in relation to a body corporate other than one whose affairs are managed by its members, a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body;\n(b) in relation to a limited liability partnership or other body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, a member who exercises functions of management with respect to it;\n(c) in relation to a limited partnership, a general partner (within the meaning given by section 3 of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907);\n(d) in relation to any other partnership, a partner;\n(e) in relation to an unincorporated association, a person who exercises functions of management with respect to it.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 134 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 176(2)(c)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/18/section/134",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:55.816893+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}