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Offences by Companies.— (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 conduct of the business of the company as well as 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 person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he has exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any offence under this Act has been committed with the consent or connivance of or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or other officer, such director, Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. III) – 50 – Marine Fishing Regulation Act and Rules manager, secretary or other officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation.— for the purposes of this section: — (a) “company” means any Body Corporate and includes a firm or association of individuals; and (b) “director” in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm. CHAPTER IV Miscellaneous