The court considered the word ‘used’ in the context of a TV Licensing prosecution.
Held: The word ‘use’ is to be interpreted in its natural and ordinary meaning.
Citations:
[1987] 1 WLR 786, [1987] 2 All ER 553, (1987) 85 Cr App R 358
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Regina v Blake CACD 31-Jul-1996
The offence of establishing a radio station without a licence is an absolute offence; no knowledge or mens rea was needed. The presumption that mens rea was required could be rebutted where the offence concerned an issue of public safety. . .
Cited – Floe Telecom (In Administration) v Office ofCommunications; Vodafone Ltd v T-Mobile (UK) Ltd CAT 19-Nov-2004
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Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Licensing, Crime
Updated: 13 April 2022; Ref: scu.572623
