Inserted and be deemed always to have been inserted by section 15 (b) of U. P. Act No. 2 of 1979. — THE UTTAR PRADESH DEBT RELIEF ACT, 19771

. Inserted and be deemed always to have been inserted by section 15 (b) of U. P. Act No. 2 of 1979.

1 . Inserted and be deemed always to have been inserted by section 15 (b) of U. P. Act No. 2 of 1979. Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment, if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager secretary or other officer of the company , shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. Explanation — For the purpose of this section (a) 'company' means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals, and (b) 'director' in relation to a firm means a partner in the firm.

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