10. Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons (other than a University), then,-
| (a) if that body of persons is a body corporate, every director or officer of that body corporate, and |
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| (b) if that body of persons is a firm, every partner of that firm, |
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shall be guilty of that offence: Provided, however, that a director or officer of such body corporate or a partner of such firm shall not be deemed to be guilty of such offence if he proves that such offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts