16 Offences under section 15 committed by bodies corporate etc
Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (2018 c 10) | Legislation

16  Offences under section 15 committed by bodies corporate etc

(1)     If an offence under section 15 committed by a body corporate is proved—

(a)     to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body, or

(b)     to be attributable to any neglect on the part of such an officer,

the officer, as well as the body corporate, is guilty of the offence and liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(2)     In subsection (1) “officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means—

(a)     a director, member of the committee

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