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(1) Where a body of persons is convicted of an offence under this Act

(a) in the case of a body corporated every director or officer of that body corporate shall be deemed to have committed that offence; and

(b) in the case of a partnership or a firm every partner of the partnership or firm shall be deemed to have committed that offence

(2) A person shall not be deemed to have committed an offence under subsection (1) where the person

(a) proves that the offence was committed by some other person without the person's knowledge or connivance; or

(b) exercised diligence to prevent the commission of that act as the person ought to, having regard to the circumstances