175. Offences by bodies corporate and partners
(1) If a person by whom an offence under this Ordinance is committed is a body corporate, and it is proved that the offence—
- (a) was committed with the consent or connivance of a director, manager, company secretary or other person concerned in the management of the body corporate; or
- (b) was attributable to any neglect or omission on the part of a director, manager, company secretary or other person concerned in the management of the body corporate,
the director, manager, company secretary or other person also commits the offence.
(2) If a person by whom an offence under this Ordinance is committed is a partner in a partnership, and it is proved that the offence—
- (a) was committed with the consent or connivance of any other partner or any person concerned in the management of the partnership; or
- (b) was attributable to any neglect or omission on the part of any other partner or any person concerned in the management of the partnership,
the partner or the person concerned in the management of the partnership also commits the offence.
Division 5—Consequential, Related, Transitional and Savings Provisions
176. Consequential and related amendments
Schedule 8 contains consequential and related amendments to other enactments.
177. Transitional and savings provisions in relation to amendments made by this Ordinance
(1) Schedule 9 contains transitional and savings provisions in relation to amendments made by this Ordinance to the Telecommunications Ordinance (Cap. 106), the Broadcasting (Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 391) and the Broadcasting Ordinance (Cap. 562).
