Malaysia legislation
Section 64
Section 64
Where a body corporate commits an offence under this Act or any regulations made under this Act, any person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or was purporting to act in any such capacity or was in any manner or to any extent responsible for the management of any of the affairs of the body corporate or was assisting in such management—
(a)
may be charged severally or jointly in the same proceedings with the body corporate; and
(b)
where the body corporate is found guilty of the offence, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence unless, having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all circumstances, he proves—
(i)
that the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance; and
(ii)
that he took all reasonable precautions and had exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence; and
(c)
shall, on conviction, be liable to the penalty applicable to an individual.
Biosafety 55
Offence by partner, agent or servant