Antarctic Environmental Protection Act

Marginal note:Liability of director or officer of corporation

• 51 (1) If a corporation commits an offence under this Act, 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 this Act in respect of the offence committed by the corporation, whether or not the corporation has been prosecuted.

• Marginal note:Duties of directors

  (2) Every director and officer of a corporation shall take all reasonable care to ensure that the corporation complies with

  • (a) this Act and the regulations; and

  • (b) any orders and directions of, or prohibitions and requirements imposed by, any court, the Minister, enforcement officers, inspectors and analysts.