Malaysia legislation
Section 83
Section 83
Where any person who commits an offence under this
Act is a body corporate, firm, co-operative society or other body of persons, any person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director or other similar officer of the body corporate, firm, co-operative society or other body of persons or was purporting to act in the capacity or was in any manner or to any extent responsible for the management of any of the affairs of the body corporate, firm, co-operative society or other body of persons or was assisting in its management—
(a)
may be charged severally or jointly in the same proceedings with the body corporate, firm, co-operative society or other body of persons; and
(b)
if the body corporate, firm, co-operative society or other body of persons is found guilty of the offence, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to the same punishment or penalty as an individual 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; or
(ii)
that the offence was committed without his consent or connivance and that he had taken all reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.
Government Procurement 71
Liability of person for act, etc., of employee, etc.