13. Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons-
| (a) if that body of persons is a body corporate, every director and 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 deemed to be guilty of that offence unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge and that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts