Explanatory Notes

Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013

2013 CHAPTER 10

28 February 2013

The Act – Commentary on Sections

Section 17: Offences by bodies corporate

51.Section 17 makes provision for where an offence under the Act is committed by a body corporate to attribute liability to both an individual and the body corporate. This applies to offences that are committed with the consent or connivance of a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer.