Section 174, The Mines and Minerals Act, 2009

Whenever it is proved to the satisfaction of a court havingjurisdiction that an offence against this Act has been committed by a person employed by the holder of a mineral right, such holder of the mineral right shall also be held liable for such offence and subject to the penalty provided for it, unless the holder proves to the satisfaction of such court that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent and that he had taken all reasonable measures to prevent the commission of the offence (except that nothing in this section shall be deemed to exempt the person who commits the offence from any penalty prescribed for it).