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