The company, importers of fish, challenged the lawfulness of Regulations which imposed a levy requiring them to contribute to the training of UK fishermen.
Held: The company’s appeal succeeded.
Judges:
Mummery LJ, Richards LJ, Rimer LJ
Citations:
[2010] EWCA Civ 263, [2010] 3 All ER 126, [2010] 1 WLR 2117
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Bloomsbury International Ltd and Others v Sea Fish Industry Authority and Another QBD 24-Jul-2009
Parties challenged the legality of a levy imposed by the defendant for the purposes of supporting the sea food industry. They said that a levy imposed on fish products imported to the UK was beyond the powers given by the 1981 Act, and was contrary . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – Bloomsbury International Ltd v Sea Fish Industry Authority and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs SC 15-Jun-2011
The 1995 Regulations imposed a levy on fish both caught and first landed in the UK and also on imported fish products. The claimants, importers challenged the validity of the latter charges, saying that they went beyond the power given by the 1981 . .
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Agriculture, Administrative
Updated: 15 August 2022; Ref: scu.403352