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(3) It shall be no defence to a prosecution of the pro- prietor of a factory, workshop or industrial undertaking for an offence under this section that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent or that the actual offender has not been convicted of the offence.

2. It appears therefore that whilst sub-sections (2) and (3) provide for a summary fine in the case of a proprietor even where he is not the actual offender no express provision is made in sub-section (1) for a summary fine on offenders who are not proprietors nor is any special provision made for offences knowingly and wilfully persisted in over a consider- able period.

3. Clause 2 of this Bill recasts the first two sub-sections of section 8 of the principal Ordinance in order to remedy these defects.

September, 1940.

C. G. ALABASTER,

Attorney General.