On a true construction of section 104(5) of the Agriculture Act 1947 a sub-committee or a district committee of a county agricultural executive committee is not excluded from being ‘a person’ who may be appointed by the Minister to hear representations, notwithstanding that it was a fluctuating body of natural persons.
Citations:
[1955] 2 QB 140
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – National Grid Gas Plc, Regina (on the Application of) v The Environment Agency Admn 17-May-2006
The claimant sought a judicial review of the decision to hold them responsible for necessary works of remediation. They were statutory successors to British Gas Corporation.
Held: The legislation clearly attempted to hold the contaminator . .
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Agriculture, Company
Updated: 23 March 2022; Ref: scu.242436
