16. Exemption of dealer
Where the dealer is charged with an offence against this Act, he or she is entitled, upon information duly laid by him or her, to have any other person whom he or she charges as the actual offender brought before the Court at the time appointed for hearing the charge; and if, after the commission of the offence has been proved, the said dealer proves to the satisfaction of the Court, that he or she has used diligence to enforce the execution of the provisions of the law, and that the said other person committed the offence in question without his or her knowledge, consent or connivance, or wilful neglect or default, the said dealer shall be exempt from any penalty or punishment; but the said other person may thereupon be summarily convicted of such offence and is liable to the same penalty or punishment therefor as if he or she were the dealer.
Liability in Cases of Partnerships, Companies, Societies or Associations