Lord Kenyon CJ discussed the validity of a byelaw: ‘With regard to the form of the byelaw indeed, though a byelaw may be good in part and bad in part, yet it can be so only where the two parts are entire and distinct from each other.’
Judges:
Lord Kenyon CJ
Citations:
(1799) 8 Term 352
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Director of Public Prosecutions v Hutchinson; Director of Public Prosecutions v Smith HL 12-Jul-1990
Protesters objected that byelaws which had been made to prevent access to common land, namely Greenham Common were invalid.
Held: The byelaws did prejudice the rights of common. The House was concerned to clarify the test applicable when . .
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Local Government
Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.259755