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Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996  030
VII: Inspection, Enforcement, and Ancillary Powers
Enforcement
116   Liability of directors and officers of bodies corporate




   116. Liability of directors and officers of bodies corporate---Where
 any body corporate is convicted of an offence against this Act, every
 director and every person concerned in the management of the body
 corporate shall be guilty of the like offence if it is proved---
   (a) That the act that constituted the offence took place with his or
         her authority, permission or consent; and
   (b) That he or she knew or could reasonably be expected to have known
         that the offence was to be or was being committed and failed to
         take all reasonable steps to prevent or stop it.
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