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FOOD ACT 1984 - SECT 52B Liability of employees and agents

FOOD ACT 1984 - SECT 52B

Liability of employees and agents

S. 52B(1) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 59.12).

    (1)     Except as provided by subsection (2), it is no defence in proceedings for an offence under this Act that the accused was, at the time of the commission of the offence, an employee or agent of another person.

S. 52B(2) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 59.12).

    (2)     In any proceedings for an offence under this Act, it is a defence for the accused to prove that the accused was under the personal supervision of the proprietor of the food business, or the owner or person in charge of the place or vehicle, in relation to which the offence was committed or of another person representing that proprietor, owner or person in charge.