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Malaysian Pepper Board Act 2006 s 62

Malaysian Pepper Board Act 2006 s 62

s 62 Offence committed by body corporate

(1) Where a body corporate commits an offence under this Act, 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 or was purporting to act in any such capacity or was in any manner or to any extent responsible for the management of any of the affairs of the body corporate or was assisting in such management— (a) may be charged severally or jointly in the same proceedings with the body corporate; and (b) where the body corporate is found guilty of the offence, shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence unless, having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all circumstances, he proves— (i) that the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance; and (ii) that he took all reasonable precautions and had exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence. (2) Where any person would be liable under this Act to any punishment or penalty for any act, omission, neglect or default, he shall be liable to the same punishment or penalty for every such act, omission, neglect or default of any employee or agent of his, or of the employee of such agent, if such act, omission, neglect or default was committed— (a) by his employee in the course of his employment; (b) by the agent when acting on his behalf; or (c) by the employee of such agent in the course of his employment by such agent or otherwise on behalf of the agent.

Malay text (authoritative)

Kesalahan yang dilakukan oleh pertubuhan perbadanan

(1) Jika sesuatu pertubuhan perbadanan melakukan suatu kesalahan di bawah Akta ini, maka mana-mana orang yang pada masa pelakuan kesalahan itu ialah pengarah, pengurus, setiausaha atau pegawai lain yang seumpamanya dalam pertubuhan perbadanan itu atau yang berupa bertindak atas apa-apa sifat sedemikian atau yang dalam apa-apa cara atau sehingga apa-apa takat bertanggungjawab tentang pengurusan apa-apa hal ehwal pertubuhan perbadanan itu atau yang membantu dalam pengurusan sedemikian— (a) boleh didakwa secara berasingan atau bersesama dalam prosiding yang sama bersekali dengan pertubuhan perbadanan itu; dan (b) 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— (i) bahawa kesalahan itu telah dilakukan tanpa pengetahuan, persetujuan atau pembiarannya; dan (ii) bahawa dia telah mengambil segala langkah yang munasabah dan telah menjalankan segala usaha yang wajar untuk mencegah pelakuan kesalahan itu. (2) Jika mana-mana orang boleh, di bawah Akta ini, dikenakan apa-apa hukuman atau penalti bagi apa-apa perbuatan, peninggalan, pengabaian atau keingkaran, maka dia boleh dikenakan hukuman atau penalti yang sama bagi tiap-tiap perbuatan, peninggalan, pengabaian atau keingkaran mana-mana pekerja atau ejennya, atau pekerja ejen itu, jika perbuatan, peninggalan, pengabaian atau keingkaran itu telah dilakukan— (a) oleh pekerjanya dalam masa penggajiannya; (b) oleh ejen itu semasa bertindak bagi pihaknya; atau (c) oleh pekerja ejen itu dalam masa penggajian pekerja itu dengan ejen itu atau selainnya bagi pihak ejen itu.

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Text as at 1 November 2012 (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).

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