The court was asked whether an agent of the committee of an unincorporated association, who was personally responsible for a breach of the licence terms, was properly convicted.
Held: Lord Goddard CJ said that section 19 meant that an unincorporated committee could be a licensed person for regulatory purposes under the Coal Distribution Order.
Judges:
Lord Goddard CJ
Citations:
[1948] 1 All ER 827
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v RL and JF CACD 28-Aug-2008
Club, not members, prosecutable for breach
The Environment Agency appealed against dismissal of charges against the defendants who were officers in an unincorporated members’ golf club on whose land there had been pollution. The judge had ruled that the unincorporated association could have . .
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Crime, Company
Updated: 06 December 2022; Ref: scu.277729