Section 27
Offences by companies.
The National Service Act, 1972
About this Act
An Act to provide for the registration of qualified persons and for the rendering of national service by such persons and for matters connected therewith.
(1) Where any provision of this Act or of any order made thereunder is
contravened by a company, every person who at the time the contravention was made was in charge of,
and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company as well as the
company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the contravention 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 any such offence has been committed and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance, or 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 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.
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 any such offence has been committed and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance, or 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 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.