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Registration Of Persons Act (No. 32 of 1968) - Sect 49

Liability in case of offences committed by a body corporate or union corporate

49.
(1) Where an offence under this Act is committed
(a) by a body corporate, every person who, at the time of the commission of the offence, was a director, general manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or was purporting to act in such capacity; or
(b) by a body unincorporate, every person who, at the time of the commission of the offence, was the head or secretary, or a member of the governing board, of that body, or was pur porting to act in such capacity,
(2) For the purposes of this section, the term-
(a) " governing board ", in relation to a body unincorporate, means the person or persons for the time being charged with the management or administration of the affairs of that body;
(b) " head " in relation to a body unincorporate, means the chairman or president for the time being of that body or, in the absence of a chairman or president, the person who for the time being occupies the position of head, by whatsoever name called, of the management or administration of the affairs of that body; and
(c) " secretary ", in relation to a body unincorporate, includes any person who for the time being occupies the position of secretary, by whatsoever name called.


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