41. If a motor vehicle manufacturer or an agent, mandatary or employee of a motor vehicle manufacturer commits an offence under this Act or the regulations, its director or officer is also presumed to have committed the offence unless it is established that they exercised due diligence and took all necessary precautions to prevent the offence.
For the purposes of this section, in the case of a partnership, all partners, except special partners, are presumed to be directors of the partnership unless there is evidence to the contrary appointing one or more of them, or a third person, to manage the partnership’s affairs.
2016, c. 232016, c. 23, s. 41.