s 24M Offence by body corporate
Where an offence under this Act or under any regulations made under this Act is committed by a body corporate, every person who was a director, secretary or manager or other similar officer of the body corporate or was purporting to act in any such capacity or was in any manner or to any extent responsible for the management of the affairs of the body corporate is deemed to have committed the offence unless that person proves that the offence was committed without his consent or connivance and that he had exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence as he ought to have exercised, having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all the circumstances.