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42 (3) Where an offence under this Act committed by a partnership is proved—
 * (a) to have been committed with the consent or connivance of a partner; or
 * (b) to be attributable to any act or default on his part,

the partner as well as the partnership shall be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(4) Where an offence under this Act committed by a limited liability partnership is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, a partner or manager of the limited liability partnership, the partner or manager (as the case may be) as well as the partnership shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(5) Where an offence under this Act committed by an unincorporated association (other than a partnership) is proved—
 * (a) to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the unincorporated association or a member of its governing body; or
 * (b) to be attributable to any act or default on the part of such an officer or a member,

the officer or member as well as the unincorporated association shall be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.

(6) In this section—
 * "body corporate" and "partnership" exclude a limited liability partnership within the meaning of the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Cap. 163A);
 * "officer"—
 * (a) in relation to a body corporate, means any director, member of the committee of management, chief executive, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate and includes any person purporting to act in any such capacity; and