Section 14: Offences by companies
The Esso Undertakings (Vesting) Act, 1976 · General Laws · Legal status not independently verified
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14. Offences by companies.— Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of its business, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
Effective date: 1976-01-01
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