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.