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Any person who knowingly serves in a healtli ierving In bl' h h' h . d 1 . d d 1· an unlicen- esta IS ment w IC 1s not u y reg1stere an Icen- sed and un-sed under this Act or which is used for immoral i'i~~~tr~~ta- purposes shall be guilty of an offence and shall be blishment. punishable with fine which may extend to five hun- Offence:; by companie5. dred rupees. 18 (1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed was in-charge of, and was responsible to the company, for the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly : Provided that nothing contained in this sub- section shall render any such pe1 son liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commis- sion of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub- section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed w?tb cons(:nt or connivance of or is attributable to uny 11eglcct on tr e part of any Director, Manager, Secretary or other Officer of the Company, such Director, Manager, Secretary or other Officer sha11 also be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against accordingly. 1_18.:i THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY.DEC . 24, 1 99~ Explanation- (a) For the purpose of this section, company means a body corporate and includes a firm or ether association of individuals ; and (b) 'Director' in relation to a firm means partner in the firm. Court com· petent to try f offmce und- 0 er this Act an and take co- gnizance of offences.