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Section 251
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251. An officer, director or representative of an enterprise or legal person who fails to take reasonable steps, given the circumstances, to prevent or forestall the commission of an offence, or who orders, authorizes, consents to or takes part in an offence is guilty of the offence and is liable to the penalty prescribed for it, whether or not the enterprise or legal person has been prosecuted or convicted.
The same applies to a person who employs or retains the services of another person or of an enterprise to carry out activities governed by this Act.
