reg 79 Liability of persons other than the principal offender
(1) Where the commission by a person (“A”) of an offence under these Regulations is due to the act or default of another person (“B”) in the course of any business of A, B is guilty of the offence and may be proceeded against and punished, whether or not proceedings are taken against A. (2) Where a body corporate commits an offence under these Regulations and it is proved that the offence was committed— (a) with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body corporate, (b) as a result of the negligence of an officer of the body corporate the officer as well as the body corporate is guilty of the offence. (3) In paragraph (2), a reference to an officer of a body corporate includes a reference to— (a) a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate; (b) a person purporting to act as a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer; and (c) if the affairs of the body corporate are managed by its members, a member (4) In this regulation, references to a “body corporate” include references to a partnership in Scotland, and in relation to such partnership, any reference to a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of a body corporate is a reference to a partner.