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(1) '''hrre an offence under this Aet hr.s been committed by a comprnlJ', e\·ery pe1·<1on who at the time the offence "'i\';;s committfd 'i\'as resp1n~ible to the conlp'l.ny for the conduct of its buJiness as well as the company, sh'l!l te Leem~d to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly : Provided that, not.hing cont'lined in this sub-section shfl.l! render any such pO\r.>on liable to any punisb1nen\ if he proyes that the offen~e v;as committed without his kno\Vlt!dge or that he exerciser! a \1 due diligence to prevent the commis~ion of such offencr, IV-Extra-35 rower to disinfect tanks, poola and well~. General penalty. Cognlzane,& of offence. Offenoes b.J eompaniet. Power to """'' "'""'" commi~ting an offonco and ~fusing to give oame aud addniss. DirooMons t.o the ,Boa.rd on questions of polioy. Annual .roport, atatletlos, .roturns ... "''"'' JnfOt• m11.tlon by ttie Board, 15' OUJ, GOVT, GAZ., EX.1 MAY 6, 1979/JYAISTHA 16, 1901 [PART IV (2) Notwith.~tanding anything contained in :-:11b-seclion (1) \Vhere any offence unclerthis Act has been ccrumitttd by a cc1r .. pan)'aL.d it is pre.vi d 11'.at the offence bus been committed with the co11s£nt or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on thC' part of a11y dirrctor, manr.g<1, 1ecre1ary or other officer of the company, such director, lnflnr..g<r, secrftr.ry or c.thc.r officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that of'ence ar.d shall be lieblP to be proceeded agaillst and punished accordingly. Ex-pla1Vltivn:-For the purposes of this section-- ,. (a) •company' means any body corporate and ir.cludcs a firm or other association of individuals, and (b) 'director', in relation to a firin, means a partner in the firm.