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Section 10: Person in charge of commercial organisation to be guilty of offence.

The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988Central Act · Act 49 of 1988

[10. Person in charge of commercial organisation to be guilty of offence.--Where an offence under section 9 is committed by a commercial organisation, and such offence is proved in the court to have been committed with the consent or connivance of any director, manager, secretary or other officer shall be of the commercial organisation, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to seven years and shall also be liable to fine.

Explanation.--For the purposes of this section, ''director'', in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
Section10
Marginal notePerson in charge of commercial organisation to be guilty of offence.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it10

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Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

  • substituted, Act 16 of 2018. . Subs. by Act 16 of 2018, s. 4, for sections 7, 8, 9 and 10 (w.e.f. 26-7-2018).

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