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PART 3CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Prosecution of organisations

67Prosecution of organisations by summary procedure

(1)Section 143 of 1995 Act (prosecution of companies etc.) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (1), for “a partnership, association, body corporate or body of trustees” substitute “an organisation”.

(3)In subsection (2), for “partnership, association, body corporate or body of trustees in their” substitute “organisation in its”.

(4)In subsection (4), for “A partnership, association, body corporate or body of trustees” substitute “An organisation”.

(5)In subsection (5)(b), for “of the partnership, association, body corporate or body of trustees” substitute “, officer or official of the organisation”.

(6)In subsection (6), after paragraph (d) insert—

(e)in the case of a government department or part of the Scottish Administration, purporting to be signed by a senior officer in the department or part,.

(7)In subsection (7)—

(a)for “a partnership, association, body corporate or body of trustees” substitute “an organisation”,

(b)for “partnership, association, body corporate or (as the case may be) body of trustees” substitute “organisation”.