PART 6OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
Offences by bodies corporate, partnerships and unincorporated associationsI147
1
For the purposes of these Regulations section 20(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies with the omission of the words “the liability of whose members is limited” and where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, applies in relation to the acts or defaults of a member in connection with the member’s functions of management as if the member were a director of the body corporate.
2
Where any offence under these Regulations committed by a partnership is proved—
a
to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner; or
b
to be attributable to any neglect on the partner’s part,
the partner as well as the partnership is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
3
Where any offence under these Regulations committed by an unincorporated association (other than a partnership) is proved—
a
to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the association or a member of its governing body; or
b
to be attributable to any neglect on the part of such an officer or member,
the officer or member as well as the association is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.