Part VII Supplemental

E157 Aiding unlawful acts.

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A person who knowingly aids another person to do an F2unlawful actF2act made unlawful by this Act is to be treated for the purposes of this Act as himself doing the same kind of unlawful act.

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For the purposes of subsection (1), an employee or agent for whose act the employer or principal is liable under section 58 (or would be so liable but for section 58(5)) shall be taken to have aided the employer or principal to do the act.

3

For the purposes of this section, a person does not knowingly aid another to do an unlawful act if—

a

he acts in reliance on a statement made to him by that other person that, because of any provision of this Act, the act would not be unlawful; and

b

it is reasonable for him to rely on the statement.

4

A person who knowingly or recklessly makes such a statement which is false or misleading in a material respect is guilty of an offence.

5

Any person guilty of an offence under subsection (4) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

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“Unlawful act” means an act made unlawful by any provision of this Act other than a provision contained in Chapter 1 of Part 4.