Private Employment Agencies Act 1981 s 30
Sections 15–17 and 24–25 were repealed by later amendments.
s 30 Offence by body corporate
Any person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate commits an offence under this Act, may be charged severally or jointly in the same proceedings with the body corporate and if the body corporate is found to have
committed the offence, shall be deemed to have committed that offence unless, having regard to, the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all circumstances, he proves—
(a) that the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance; and
(b) that he had taken all reasonable precautions and exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.
Malay text (authoritative)
Kesalahan oleh pertubuhan perbadanan
Mana-mana orang yang pada masa pelakuan kesalahan itu merupakan pengarah, pengurus, setiausaha atau pegawai lain yang seumpama bagi pertubuhan perbadanan itu melakukan kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, boleh dipertuduh secara berasingan atau bersesama dalam presiding yang sama dengan pertubuhan perbadanan dan jika pertubuhan perbadanan itu didapati telah melakukan kesalahan itu, hendaklah disifatkan telah melakukan kesalahan itu melainkan jika, dengan mengambil kira jenis fungsinya atas sifat itu dan segala hal keadaan, dia membuktikan—
(a) bahawa kesalahan itu telah dilakukan tanpa pengetahuannya, persetujuannya atau pembiarannya; dan
(b) bahawa dia telah mengambil segala langkah yang munasabah dan menjalankan usaha yang wajar untuk menghalang pelakuan kesalahan itu.
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Find Act 246 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗
Text as at 1 October 2018 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
