Part 7

Security of Pathogens and Toxins

Bodies corporate
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1
If an offence under this Part committed by a body corporate is shown to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of—
a
any officer, or
b
any other employee of the body corporate who is in charge of any relevant premises or the access to any dangerous substance kept or used there,
he, as well as the body corporate, is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
2
In this section “officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means—
a
any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate; or
b
any person purporting to act in any such capacity.
3
Where the affairs of a body corporate are managed by its members, this section applies in relation to the acts and defaults of a member in connection with his functions of management as if he were a director of the body corporate.
Ss. 58-74 applied (with modifications) (19.5.2007) by The Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Extension to Animal Pathogens) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/926), art. 2, Sch.