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Employees' Trust Fund Act (No. 46 of 1980) - Sect 40

Liability of certain persons in respect of offences committed by bodies corporate or unincorporate

40.Where any offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, then
(a) if that body of persons is a body corporate, every director and officer of that body corporate ; or
(b) if that body of persons is a firm, every partner of that firm ; or
(c) if that body of persons is a trade union, every officer of that trade union ; or
(d) if that body of persons is an unincorporated body, the President, Manager, Secretary and every other officer of that unincorporated body,
shall be deemed to be guilty of such offence : Provided that no such person shall be deemed to be guilty of such offence if he proves that such offence was committed without his knowledge or that lie exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.

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