Part 6: General Section 161: Liability of officers of body corporate etc Effect
This section provides that, where a corporate body commits a criminal offence under Parts 2 or 4 of this Act, any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of that body is also deemed to have committed that offence in certain circumstances. Those circumstances are where the individual has consented to or connived in the commission of the offence or where the offence is attributable to any neglect on their part. Section 40 makes similar provision in respect of the criminal offences in the Building Act 1984.
	Subsection (4) provides an exception where a relevant company appoints a paid director for a building safety purpose.  In this case, all unpaid directors of the company will be relieved of their personal criminal liability for breaches of Part 4 duties.
	Subsection (5) defines a "building safety purpose" as the function of supporting a relevant company in complying with its Part 4 duties. It also sets out that a "relevant company" is a resident management company (as defined by regulations made by the Secretary of State under section 111), Right to Manage companies and Commonhold Associations.