(1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a person which is —
(a) a body corporate or unincorporated body and a director or officer of that body corporate or unincorporated body knowingly authorized, permitted or acquiesced in the commission of the offence, the director or officer also commits the offence;
(b) a partnership or firm, every partner of the partnership or firm as well as that partnership or firm commits the offence,
and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) A person referred to in subsection (1) shall not be found guilty of an offence under that subsection where he or she proves, that —
(a) the act constituting the offence took place without his or her knowledge or consent; or
(b) he or she exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.