Commentary Definitions Section 18 – Liability of company directors etc.
88.This section provides that offences under Part 1 of this Act that are committed by corporate bodies will also be committed by a senior officer of that body if the offence was committed by the corporate body with his consent or connivance. Of the offences in Part 1 a corporate body is most likely to be prosecuted for an offence under section 2 of disseminating terrorist publications. Both the senior officer (or officers, if consent or connivance can be proved against each) and the body corporate will be liable for the offence. Subsection (1) relates to bodies corporate and provides that a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body can be held liable under this section on the stated grounds. Subsection (2) makes a similar provision in relation to Scottish firms. Subsection (3)provides that the term “director” includes members of a corporate body if that body is managed by its members rather than directors as such.