The Enforcement of Regulatory Offences

Claire Andrews (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

384 Seiten

1998
Sweet & Maxwell (Verlag)
978-0-421-52780-5 (ISBN)

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A practical guide to prosecuting or defending criminal offences relating to the quality of goods and services as regulated by primary and secondary legislation. This work focuses on the increasing number of offences which are actionable under statutory standards of conduct in commerce.

This book provides a practical step-by-step guide to the prosecuting and defending of regulatory offences, with particular reference to those offences which are enforced by local authorities.
Regulatory Offences examines compliance with statutory standards of conduct in commerce, including those under the Food Safety Act 1990, the Consumer Protection Act 1987 and the Trade Descriptions Act 1968.

* Provides guidance on how to interpret regulatory offences and EC Directives
* Includes coverage of trading standards offences
* Offers procedural and tactical guidance, particularly for the magistrates' court

Meaning and scope of regulatory offences. Executive decisions and the authority to prosecute. Alternative systems to prosecution including civil proceedings. Executive action to compel compliance and punish non-compliance. Some juridical issues affecting regulatory offences. Prosecuting the correct defendant. Commencing proceedings. Defences. Proceedings in court. Mitigation and penalties. Appeals. Costs.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.10.1998
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Handelsrecht
ISBN-10	0-421-52780-3 / 0421527803
ISBN-13	978-0-421-52780-5 / 9780421527805
Zustand	Neuware