The Actuaries Act, 2006
41. Offences by
companies. -
1.
If
the person committing an offence under this Act is a company, the company as
well as every person in charge of, and responsible to, the company for the
conduct of its business at the time of the commission of the offence shall be
deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against
and punished accordingly: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section
shall render any such person liable to any punishment if he proves that the
offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due
diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
2.
Notwithstanding
anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been
committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed
with the consent or connivance of, or that the commission of the offence is
attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary or
other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other
officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable
to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation.-For the purposes
of this section-
a. "company"
means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of
individuals; and
b. "director",
in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.