The Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act,1985
Section 62. Offences by companies
(1) If the person committing an offence under this Act is a company, every person who, at the time the -offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished-accordingly:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any person liable to punishment if 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 any offence under this Act has been committed by a company 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 director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such1 director, manager, secretary or other officer shall also be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Explanation
For the purposes of this section, –
(a) “Company” means any body corporate and includes a firm or other association of individuals, and
(b) “Director” , in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm means a partner in the film.
The Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act,1985
