Offences by bodies corporate etc.U.K.
9(1)A freezing order may include any of the provisions set out in this paragraph.U.K.
(2)If an offence under the order—
(a)is committed by a body corporate, and
(b)is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer, or to be attributable to any neglect on his part,
he as well as the body corporate is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(3)These are officers of a body corporate—
(a)a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body;
(b)any person purporting to act in any such capacity.
(4)If the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members sub-paragraph (2) applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with his functions of management as if he were an officer of the body.
(5)If an offence under the order—
(a)is committed by a Scottish partnership, and
(b)is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner, or to be attributable to any neglect on his part,
he as well as the partnership is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.