Cap. 621 Art. 63Fines recoverable as a civil debt.

(1) Fines inflicted in accordance with this Part shall as to one third of their amount be enforceable as and shall constitute a civil debt in favour of the Government, and shall be recoverable by the Director.

(2) Where an offence under this Part has been committed by a person who at the time of the said offence was a director, manager or secretary or other principal officer of a body corporate or is a person having power of representation of such body or having authority to take decisions on behalf of that body or having authority to exercise control within that body and that offence was committed for the benefit, in part or in whole, of that body corporate, the said person shall for the purpose of this Part be vested with the legal representation of the said body corporate which shall be liable to the payment of a fine (multa) of not more than one hundred thousand euro (€100, 000):

Provided that where legal representation no longer vests in the said person, for the purpose of this article, legal representation shall vest in the person occupying the office in his stead or in such person as is referred to in this article.