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Thursday 14 March 2013

 

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Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Bill [Lords] Committee 1

 

Public Bill Committee


 

Partnerships (Prosecution) (Scotland) Bill [Lords]

 

Mr William Bain

 

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Clause  4,  page  2,  line  31,  at end add—

 

‘(5)    

Where a partnership is convicted of an offence under section 4, any person

 

admitted as a partner after the date of the commission of the offence who can

 

prove that he or she was ignorant of that offence and had no knowledge of its

 

commission, shall not be liable to pay any fine or proportion of a fine imposed on

 

the partnership.’.

 

Duty of disclosure

 

Mr William Bain

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘( )    

Prior to the admission of a person as a partner into the partnership, the partnership

 

must disclose to that person—

 

(a)    

any circumstances of which the partnership is aware which might give

 

rise to a prosecution of the partnership for a criminal offence; and

 

(b)    

all convictions of the partnership which have occurred in the previous

 

three years.’.

 


 
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