Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

14.   Offences of bodies corporate

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    (1)   Subject to subsection (2), where a body corporate commits an offence under this Act, every director, manager, secretary or other similar officer concerned with the offence is liable on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.

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    (2)   A director, manager, secretary or other similar officer concerned with the management of a body corporate is not liable for an offence under this Act unless the court is satisfied—

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      (a)     that the offence was committed with the person's connivance; or

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      (b)     the person had not exercised all such diligence to prevent the commission, having regard to the nature of functions in that capacity and to all the circumstances.

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    (3)   A body corporate which commits an offence against this Act is liable on conviction or on indictment to a fine not exceeding $100,000.

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    (4)   In this section “director” in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate.