Definitions for "Corporate body"
This is a group of people acting together. The group has a separate legal identity to the individual members' identities. A company is an example of a corporate body.
An organization or group of persons that is identified by a name and that acts as an entity. Includes associations, conferences, institutions, businesses, and government agencies.
Organization of association that is identified by a particular name and that acts as an entity, and creates records. A corporate body may also be a project, a conference, or a vessel.
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Upon the issue of Certificate of Incorporation, a Company becomes a body corporate, Le. a corporation. A corporation is not like a partnership, a mere collection of individuals. It is a person distinct from its members with a legal but no physical existence. A limited company is a corporate body. Statutory or public corporations are also bodies corporate, e.g. the National Coal Board, the British Gas Corporation, the Post Office, Local Authorities, etc.
Keywords:  proceedings, safety, regard, thus, find
an entity so could not direct proceedings with regard to health and safety, thus it was required to find the person who had the knowledge and the position to direct what was taking place