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Arms Act 1983

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67: Liability of principal for acts of agent, etc

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"Being responsible for what your workers do under the Arms Act 1983"

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You can be held responsible if someone working for you breaks the Arms Act 1983. This can happen if the person commits an offence while doing their job and you agreed to it or did not stop it. You will be treated the same as if you committed the offence yourself.

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Part 9Miscellaneous provisions
Other miscellaneous provisions

67Liability of principal for acts of agent, etc

  1. Where an offence is committed against this Act or against any regulation made under this Act by any person acting as the agent or servant of another person, or being otherwise subject to the supervision or instructions of another person for the purposes of any employment in the course of which the offence was committed, that other person shall, without prejudice to the liability of the first-mentioned person, be liable under this Act in the same manner and to the same extent as if he had personally committed the offence if it is proved that the act which constituted the offence was committed with his consent or connivance or that it was attributable to any neglect on his part.

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