1983 Ed.]

Dangerous Goods

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(b) nothing in this section shall be deemed to exempt the employee or agent from the penalties provided for the offence committed by him.

16. Where a person by whom an offence under this Ordinance has been committed is a company, every director and every officer concerned in the management of the company shall be guilty of the like offence unless he proves that the act constituting the offence took place without his knowledge or consent.

(Added, 23 of 1961, s. 3)

17. On the conviction of any person for an offence against this Ordinance, the magistrate may, in addition to any other penalty, order that any licence issued under this Ordinance held by such person shall be cancelled and any licence in respect whereof any such order is made shall be forthwith delivered by the holder thereof to the appropriate licensing authority for cancellation.

18. A magistrate may order to be forfeited to the Crown any dangerous goods and any container thereof with respect to which any offence against this Ordinance has been committed, whether any person has been charged with such offence or not.

19. [Repealed, 31 of 1969, Schedule]

20. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of any other enactment relating to dangerous goods.

Liability of directors, etc. where offence committed by company.

Cancellation of licence on conviction.

Forfeiture.

Saving for other enactments.

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