S v MACEYS OF SALISBURY LTD 1982 (2) ZLR 239 (S)
Citation | 1982 (2) ZLR 239 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Fieldsend CJ, Georges JA and Beck JA |
Heard | 7th October, 1982 |
Judgment | 18th November, 1982 |
Counsel | R R Horn, SC., for the appellant |
Case Type | Details not supplied |
Annotations | Link to case annotations |
Flynote
Criminal law — statutory offences — mens rea in — strict liability Condemnation of Foodstuffs Regulations, 1948 — section 1 — offence creating provision not requiring intent, knowledge or negligence as an element — new approach of courts to such offences — not to be applied to pre-existing offences — regulation imposing liability without faults procedure — charge laid against company by citing a director — no allegation in charge that director himself guilty of act complained of — offence one not attributed to any particular person — offence one which can be committed by a comply — unnecessary to allege that committed by any individual or by persons unknown.
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