AERAI Act 41Chapter VI · Offences and Penalties
Section 41 · Offences by Government Departments
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(1) Where an offence under this Act has been
committed by any Department of Government or any of its undertakings, the Head of the Department or
its undertakings shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and
punished accordingly unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he
had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by any Department of Government or its undertakings and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any officer, other than the Head of the Department, or its undertakings, such officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Act has been committed by any Department of Government or its undertakings and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of any officer, other than the Head of the Department, or its undertakings, such officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
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