Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act : OFFENCES BY COMPANIES Indian Bare Acts :

Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act,1948

Act No : 9

Section : OFFENCES BY COMPANIES

SECTION 07A: OFFENCES BY COMPANIES

(1) If the person committing an offence made punishable by a scheme or any abetment thereof is a company, every person who, at the time of the offence or abetment was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence or abetment and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence or abetment was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence or abetment.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence made punishable by a scheme or any abetment thereof has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence or abetment has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary, or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence or abetment and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.