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(iii) knew or ought reasonably to have known that the
offence by the unincorporated association or
partnership (or an offence of the same type) would
be or is being committed, and failed to take all
reasonable steps to prevent or stop the commission of
that offence,
commits the same offence as the unincorporated association or
partnership, and shall be liable on conviction to be punished
accordingly.
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(3) A person mentioned in subsection (2) may rely on a defence that
would be available to the unincorporated association or partnership if
it were charged with the offence with which the person is charged
and, in doing so, the person bears the same burden of proof that the
unincorporated association or partnership would bear.
(4) To avoid doubt, this section does not affect the application of —
(a) Chapters V and VA of the Penal Code; or
(b) the Evidence Act or any other law or practice regarding the
admissibility of evidence.
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(5) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) also does not affect the liability
of an unincorporated association or a partnership for an offence under
this Act, and applies whether or not the unincorporated association or
partnership is convicted of the offence.
(6) In this section —
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“officer”, in relation to an unincorporated association (other than
a partnership), means the president, the secretary, or any
member of the committee of the unincorporated association,
and includes —
(a) any person holding a position analogous to that of
president, secretary or member of a committee of the
unincorporated association; and
(b) any person purporting to act in any such capacity;
“partner” includes a person purporting to act as a partner;
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