20.—(1) Where an offence under regulation 17 committed by a body corporate is proved—
(a)to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body corporate or
(b)to be attributable to any neglect on his part,
the officer, as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) In paragraph (1) a reference to an officer of a body corporate includes a reference to—
(a)a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer; and
(b)a person purporting to act as a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer.
(3) Where an offence under regulation 17 committed in Scotland by a Scottish 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 his part,
that partner, as well as the partnership shall be guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(4) In paragraph (3) a reference to a partner includes a person purporting to act as a partner.