s 8D Destruction, mutilation, etc., of company documents
8D.—(1) An officer of a corporation to which section 8A(1) applies, who destroys, mutilates or falsifies, or is privy to the destruction, mutilation or falsification of a document affecting or relating to the property or affairs of the corporation, or makes or is privy to the making of a false entry in such a document, shall, unless the officer proves that he or she had no intention to conceal the affairs of the corporation or to defeat the law, be guilty of an offence.(2) A person to whom subsection (1) applies who fraudulently either parts with, alters or makes an omission in any such document, or who is privy to fraudulent parting with, fraudulent altering or fraudulent making of an omission in, any such document, shall be guilty of an offence. (3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. (4) In this section, “officer of a corporation” includes a person who —(a) was at any time an officer of the corporation; or (b) has, or had, a financial or other interest in the affairs of the corporation. —(1) An officer of a corporation to which section 8A(1) applies, who destroys, mutilates or falsifies, or is privy to the destruction, mutilation or falsification of a document affecting or relating to the property or affairs of the corporation, or makes or is privy to the making of a false entry in such a document, shall, unless the officer proves that he or she had no intention to conceal the affairs of the corporation or to defeat the law, be guilty of an offence. (2) A person to whom subsection (1) applies who fraudulently either parts with, alters or makes an omission in any such document, or who is privy to fraudulent parting with, fraudulent altering or fraudulent making of an omission in, any such document, shall be guilty of an offence. (3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. (4) In this section, “officer of a corporation” includes a person who —(a) was at any time an officer of the corporation; or (b) has, or had, a financial or other interest in the affairs of the corporation.