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Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act (No. 45 of 1971) - Sect 9

Special provisions in respect of offences committed by bodies of persons

9. Where any offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, then,- Provided, however, that no such person 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 that offence.
(a) if the body of persons is a body corporate, every director and officer of that body corporate shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence;
(b) if the body of persons is a firm, every partner of the firm shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence;
(c) if the body of persons is a trade union, every officer of that union shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence; and
(d) if the body of persons is a body, unincorporate other than a firm or a trade union, the president, manager, secretary and every officer of that body shall each be deemed to be guilty of that offence:

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