Section 30
Offences by companies.
The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.
About this Act
An Act to provide for the establishment of a national standards body for the harmonious development of the activities of standardisation, conformity assessment and quality assurance of goods, articles, processes, systems and services and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company,
every director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company who, at the time the offence was
committed, was in charge of and was responsible to the company for the conduct of the business of the
company, or authorised representative of the company as well as the company, shall be deemed to be
guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly, irrespective of
the fact that the offence has been committed with or without the consent or connivance of, or is
attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company,
or authorised representative of the company.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
(a) "company" means a 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.
Explanation.—For the purposes of this section,—
(a) "company" means a 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.