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202 Offences under section 188 committed by partnerships
(1) Proceedings for an offence under section 198 alleged to have been committed by a partnership must be brought in the name of the partnership (and not in that of any of the partners).
(2) For the purposes of such proceedings -
(a) rules of court relating to the service of documents have effect as if the partnership were a body corporate, and
(b) the following provisions apply as they apply in relation to a body corporate -
(i) section 33 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 and Schedule 3 to the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980;
(ii) section 18 of the Criminal Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 1945 (c. 15 (N.I.)) and Schedule 4 to the Magistrates’ Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1675 (N.I. 26));
(iii) sections 34(2), 66(6AA) and 72D(2) of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
(3) A fine imposed on the partnership on its conviction for an offence under section 198 is to be paid out of the partnership assets.