Monks v East Northamptonshire District Council: QBD 8 Mar 2002

The appellant claimed that a prosecution under the 1990 Act could not be made by the Local Authority in its own name, but should rather have been in the name of a nominated official.
Held: The 1972 Act gave the authority the power. It had not been intended to make a distinction between a local authority’s powers in this respect as between civil and criminal proceedings.

Judges:

Justice Silber

Citations:

Times 15-Mar-2002

Statutes:

Food Safety Act 1990, Local Government Act 1972 222

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Local Government, Criminal Practice

Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.167884