Section 6, The Control of Goods Act, Short title 1962

(1) Where a person convicted of an offence against this Act or of a contravention of any rule made thereunder is a body of bodiesF hodicorporate, every person wh0, at the time of such contravention, corporate. (u) on conviction on infornnation, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds, or both such imprisonment and such fine: (b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term 'not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or both such imprison ment and such fine. was a director or officer of such body .corporate shall be deemed to be gulty of such contravention, unless he proves th¡t it was committed without his consent or connivance and that he exercised all such diligence to prevent its commission as he cught to have exercised having regard to the nature of his functions as a director or oficer of such body corporate and to alI the circumstances. (2) Where any trade or business is carried on by a firm consisting of two or more partners, every partner in such firm shall be liable for the acts or omissions of any other partner so far as they concern such trade or business, and if any partner in such firm is convicted of an offence against this Act or of contravention of any rule made thereunder every other partner shall be deemed to. be guilty of such offence or contravention unless he proves that it was committed without his consent or connivance and that he exercised all such diligence to prevent its commission as he ought to have cxercised having regard to the nature of his functions as a partner in such trade or busineSS and to all the circumstances. (3) Any person who enmploys for the purpose of his trade or business any agent, clerk or servant shall be responsible for the acts or omissions of such agent, clerk or servant so tat as they concern such trade or business, and if such agent, clerk pr servant is convicted of an offence against this Act or ot a No. 6 Control of Goods 1962 .contravention of any rule made thereunder the employer of such agent, clerk or servant shall be dccmed to be guilty of such offence Or contravention unless hc proves that it was committediwithout his consent or connivance and that he exercised all easonable diligence to prevent its comnmission. ti? 7. (1). Where any person is convicted of an ollence against Power of: this Act or of a contravention of any rule made thereunder, the Court to Court sö convicting him may, at its discretion and on application prohibit made to it by or on behalf of the Attorney-General, with or with- fromoffenders out imposing any other penalty. make such order, including an cafrying on order for the closing of any premises, as it thinks fit for prevent- business. ing such person, during such period as may be specified in the order, from carrying on, or being concerned in any manner either directly or indirectly with carrying on, the business in the course of or in relation to which such offence or contravention was committed, or any branch of such business or any business or branch of a business of a similar character, and if any person contravenes an .order made under this subsection he shall be liable (a) on conviction on information, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twO years ; or (6) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 'siX months; and where the person contravening such order is: a . body Corporate, such body corporate shall be liable, on conviction on information, to a fine or, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds. -: 2p Where any person is cònvicted of a contravention of any rule made under this Act, the Court so convicting him may with or without imposing any other penalty order the forfei- i. ture to the Crown of any controlled goods in respect of which such contravention was committed and in the case of a contra vention of any rule regulating, restricting or prohibiting the movement of any controlled goods may likewise order the forfeiture of any vessel, vehicle, or animal in or by which such go0ds were moved in contravention of such rule. (3) The powers conferred upon the Court by cither of the preceding sub-scctions shall be exercisable without prejudiceto the powers conferred by the other. A23