ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Local Manufactures (Export Compensation) Act
9. Liability of employers and of officers of companies
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
9. Liability of employers and of officers of companies
(1)Where an offence under paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection (1) of section 8 of this Act is committed by an employee or agent, the person by whom such employee or agent is employed shall, if he is a person who has received or may have expected to receive a compensatory payment as a result of the application concerned, be guilty of the same offence unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Court that he did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to know, that the act or omission constituting the offence was taking place, and that he took all reasonable steps to ensure that the offence was not committed.(2)Where a person convicted of an offence under this Act is a limited company, every director of the company, and every officer of the company concerned in the management thereof, shall also be guilty of the offence unless he proves to the satisfaction of the Court that the act or omission constituting the offence took place without his knowledge or consent and that he could not reasonably be expected to have that knowledge.