State Act

THE UTTAR PRADESH RESIN AND OTHER FOREST PRODUCE (REGULATION OF TRADE) ACT, 1976

15- (1) If the person committing an offence under this chapter 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 exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any offence under this Chapter 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 at attributable to any neglect on the part of any managing agent, secretary, treasurer, director, manager, or other officer of the company, such managing agent, secretary, treasurer, director, manager or other officer of the company shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation-- for the purposed of this section ------ (a) "company" means anybody corporate, and includes a firm or other association of individuals; and (b) "Director’ in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.