Prosecution of bodies corporate
120 Prosecution of bodies corporate
A charge against a body corporate for a tax offence may be dealt with summarily.
If, in a prosecution for a tax offence constituted by an act done by a body corporate, it is necessary to establish the intention of the body, it is sufficient to show that a servant or agent of the body, being a servant or agent by whom the act was done, had the intention.
In a prosecution for a tax offence, any act done by or on behalf of a body corporate by—
a director, servant or agent; or
any other person—
at the direction; or
with the consent or agreement, whether express or implied;
of a director, servant or agent;
is taken to have been done also by the body corporate.
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