The court was asked whether or not the prosecution had proved that the relevant proceedings had been ‘instituted’ by or with the consent of the minister or other authorised agent as required by section 53(1) of the National Insurance Act 1946. Held: Devlin J said: ‘Proceedings in summary jurisdiction of this sort are instituted by … Continue reading Price v Humphries: 1958
The defendant appealed against his conviction under the Act, saying that the proceedings had been issued late. The issue was the calculation of the date when proceedings were begun. Held: There was no justification for reading the wording of the two Acts differently despite the extended time limit allowed by the 1967 Act. The time … Continue reading Rockall v Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Admn 22 Mar 2007
