The Act of 1990 is amended by the insertion of the following after section 240:
"240A. For the purposes of any provision of the Companies Acts which provides that the company and every officer of the company is guilty of an offence, summary proceedings against the company or an officer of the company may be brought, heard and determined either -
(a) in the court area in which the offence charged or, if more than one offence is stated to have been committed, any one of the offences charged, is stated to have been committed,
(b) in the court area in which the accused has been arrested,
(c) in the court area in which the accused resides,
(d) in the court area specified by order made pursuant to section 15 of the Courts Act, 1971, or
(e) in the court area in which the registered office of the company is situated.".