(1)If the person committing an offence under this Act is a company the company as well as every person in charge of, and responsible to, the company for the conduct of its business at the time of the commission of the offence, shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished as if this offence was committed by himself :Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any such person liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or, that the exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
