- (e) a badge of a form prescribed under section 21 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 (blue badge scheme) or a recognised badge for the purposes of section 21A of that Act.
(5) In subsection (2)(c), “entry document” means any document used for the purpose of authorising the holder to enter any premises (or part of premises), including—
- (a) a security pass or other document used in that capacity, and
- (b) a ticket, or other document used in that capacity, to a sporting or other event.
(6) In this section—
- “equipment” includes any device, machinery or apparatus and any wire or cable, together with any software used with it;
- “document” means information recorded in any form (including stamps or labels);
- “immigration functions” means functions under the Immigration Acts (within the meaning of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004);
- “premises” includes any land;
- “public passenger transport services” has the same meaning as in the Transport Act 1985 (see section 63(10) of that Act).
3Offences by bodies corporate and partnerships etc
(1) For the purposes of section 1(1) a body (whether corporate or not) is to be treated as knowing a fact about a supply of equipment if a person who has responsibility within the body for the supply knows of the fact.
(2) Where an offence committed by a body corporate is proved—
- (a) to have been committed with the consent or connivance of an officer of the body corporate, or
- (b) to be attributable to neglect on the part of an officer of the body corporate,
that officer (as well as the body corporate) is guilty of the offence and is liable to be proceeded against and dealt with accordingly.
(3) “Officer”, in relation to a body corporate, means—
- (a) any director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate, or
- (b) any person purporting to act in any such capacity;
and for this purpose “director”, in relation to a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body corporate.
(4) Proceedings for an offence alleged to have been committed by a partnership may be brought in the name of the partnership.
(5) Rules of court relating to the service of documents have effect in relation to such proceedings as if the partnership were a body corporate.
(6) For the purposes of such proceedings section 33 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 and Schedule 3 to the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 apply as they apply in relation to a body corporate.
