Prize Competitions Act,1955

Act No : 42

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Section : Offences by Corporations.

12. Offences by Corporations. (1) If any person guilty of an offence under this, Act is a company, every person who at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment provided in this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to gross neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such 699 director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation.-For the purposes of this section,- (a) " company " means a body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals ; and (b) " director " in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm.

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