Housing Amendment Act, 1948
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Offences, prosecutions and punishments. |
6.—(1) Where an offence under any section of this Act is committed by a body corporate and is proved to have been so committed with the consent or approval of, or to have been facilitated by any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary, or other officer of such body corporate, such director, manager, secretary, or other officer shall also be deemed to have committed the said offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly. | |
(2) Proceedings in the District Court in relation to an offence under any section of this Act may be brought and prosecuted by a housing authority. | ||
(3) An offence under section 8 , 11 , or 12 of this Act shall be a continuing offence and accordingly fresh proceedings in respect thereof may be taken from time to time. | ||
(4) Notwithstanding subsection (4) of section 10 of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 , summary proceedings for an offence under any section of this Act may be instituted within twelve months from the date of the offence. |