Section 26
Liability of director, etc.
of Entertainment Ordinance, 2000
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Where an offence under this Ordinance or its by-laws has been committed by a body of persons, corporate or incorporate, any person who at the time of the commission of such offence was a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body of persons, or who was purporting to act in such capacity, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence unless he proves that the offence was committed without his consent or connivance, and he has exercised such diligence to prevent the commission of the offence as he ought to have exercised having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all the circumstances.
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Any person who would have been guilty of an offence if anything had been done or omitted by him personally shall be guilty of the offence and liable to the same penalty if such thing had been done or omitted by his partner, agent or servant in the course of partnership business or in the course of his employment, as the case may be, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent and that he took all reasonable precautions to prevent the doing or omission to do such thing:
Provided that nothing herein shall relieve the partner, agent or servant from liability to prosecution.
Conduct of prosecution in court