Marginal note:Liability of directors, officers or agents or mandataries
39.61 If a corporation or a ship owned or operated by a corporation commits an offence under section 39.6, any director, officer, agent or mandatary of the corporation who directed, authorized, assented to, acquiesced in or participated in the commission of the offence is a party to and guilty of the offence and is liable on conviction to the penalty provided for by that section for an individual in respect of the offence committed by the corporation or the ship, whether or not the corporation or the ship has been prosecuted or convicted.
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