Seksyen 17
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Seksyen 17
All contributions payable under this Ordi- .
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contri-recoverable by the Board summarily as a civil debt.
butions.
(2)
Proceedings for‘the summary recovery as civil debts of any contribution may, otwithstanding any-thing in any written law to the\contrary, be brought at any time, within threeyears from the date when the contribution becomes due.
(3)
Proceedings for the summary recovery as civil debts of contributions may be instituted by any officer~
authorised in that behalf by i special or general directions of the Chairman of the Board and any such officer may conduct such proceedings.
Conduct of 18. (1) Prosecutions in respect of any offence prosecutions against the provisions of this Ordinance or of any may be conducted ces by bodies regulations or rules made thereund in that behalf by corporate. hy any officer authorised in writin the Chairman of the Board.
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(2)
Where an offence under this Ordinance which has been committed by a bedy corporate is proved to have been committed with tHe consent or connivance of any director, manager, secrdtary or other officer of the body corporate, he as well as the body corporate shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.