reg 15A
In forceOffence by principal, employer or contractor
Part 5Miscellaneous
15A Offence by principal, employer or contractor
If an offence against these regulations is committed by an agent, an employee or a subcontractor, the principal, employer or contractor is also guilty of an offence and liable to the same penalty as is prescribed for the first‑mentioned offence unless it is proved that the principal, the employer or contractor could not by the exercise of reasonable diligence have prevented the commission of the offence by the agent, the employee or the subcontractor.
[Regulation 15A inserted: Gazette 10 Jan 2017 p. 203‑4.]
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