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Any person who wilfully obstructs or interferes with any member of the Fire Service who is engaged in firefighting operations, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend, to five thousand rupees, or with both. 11-25 Offences and penalties for removing seal. Assistance to Fire Officers. Fal.lure to give information. Penalty for wilfully obstructing firef'lghting rescue operations. 11-26 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, Ex, 01-04-2013 [PART-IV Faist rtport. 44. Any person who knowingly gives or causes to be given a false report of the outbreak of a fire to any person authorised to receive such report by means of a statement, message or otherwise shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both. offencebya 45. (1) Where an offence punishable under this Act has been committed by company. 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 had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section ( 1 ), where any offence punishable under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence 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 of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Officers and employees to be public servant. Explanation.- For the purposes of this section,- (a) "company" means a body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals ; and (b) "director", in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm, and in relation to any association of persons or body of individuals, means any member controlling the affairs thereof. CHAPTER XI MISCELLANEOUS