Offences by corporations
128 Offences by corporations
If a corporation commits an offence against this Act or the regulations, each officer of the corporation is to be taken to have committed that offence if the officer knowingly authorised or permitted the commission of that offence.
An officer of a corporation may be proceeded against under this Act pursuant to this section whether or not the corporation has been proceeded against under this Act.
Nothing in this section affects the liability of a corporation for the commission of an offence against this Act or the regulations.
In this section—
officer means a director of the corporation or a person who is otherwise concerned in its management.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Radiation Regulations 2017 · under section 139
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