47. Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, then-
| (a) if that body is a body corporate, every director of that body corporate shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence, and |
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| (b) if that body is a firm, every partner of that firm shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence: |
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Provided, however, that no such director shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence under this Act if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence. |
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