The Act – Section by Section Part 7 – Water Shortage Orders Section 45 – Corporate offending
81.This section provides that, where an organisation such as a company or partnership commits an offence under section 44(1), and the commission of the offence is attributable to a responsible official of the organisation such as a director or partner (or a person purporting to act in such a capacity), that official may be prosecuted for the offence, in addition to the organisation itself.