Offences by body corporate

Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporated, then, (a) if the body of persons is a body corporate, every person who at the time of the commission of the offence was a director, secretary or other officer of that body corporate; or (b) if the body of persons is a body other than a body corporate, every person who at the time of the com-mission of the offence was a member of that body; shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence until he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent or that he exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence.