Slaughter of Animals, Act, 1935

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Persons liable in respect of offences.

18.—(1) Whenever an offence under any other section in this part of this Act has been committed, the owner or proprietor of the slaughter-house in which the act whether of commission or omission constituting such offence was done shall, unless such owner or proprietor himself actually did the said act, be guilty of such offence in addition to the person who actually did the said act.

(2) Every person who shall be guilty by virtue of this section of an offence under any other section in this Part of this Act shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to the punishment mentioned in the said other section in respect of such offence, but shall be entitled to the benefit of every (if any) provision in such section or any other section of this Act declaring any particular matter to be a good defence.