s 241 Civil action to seek compensation
(1) Where any person— (a) has been convicted of an offence under this Act or under any other written law; or (b) has had any offence committed by him compounded under section 253, and such offence has resulted in, or caused, or subsequent to its commission, results in, or causes, any loss or damage of any nature or in any form to a licensed person, the Bank may institute civil proceedings in court for the purposes of seeking indemnity from the persons referred to in subsection (2). (2) The following persons shall be jointly and severally liable to indemnify the licensed person in full for any loss or damage to the licensed person: (a) the person convicted of the offence, or the person whose offence has been compounded under section 253; and (b) any director, officer or controller of the licensed person,any other person purporting to act in any such capacity, or any person who is in any manner or to any extent responsible for the management of the affairs of the licensed person, or any person who is assisting in such management. (3) The court may, upon reviewing an application by the Bank, make an order specifying the amount of moneys the persons referred to in subsection (2) are liable to indemnify the licensed person. (4) The persons referred to in subsection (2) shall not be liable to so indemnify the licensed person if— (a) the offence was committed without his knowledge, consent or connivance; and (b) he took all reasonable precautions and had exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence as he ought to have taken precautions or to have exercised, having regard to the nature of his functions and to all the circumstances in which the offence was committed. (5) An amount ordered by the court under subsection (3) shall be applied— (a) firstly, to reimburse the Bank for all costs of the proceedings to seek the indemnity; and (b) secondly, to compensate the licensed person. (6) Civil proceedings under subsection (1) may be commenced at any time within six years from the date on which the person has been convicted of the offence under this Act or other written law or compounded under section 253.