National Rivers Authority v Yorkshire Water Services Ltd
Language: English Series: All England Law Reports ; (1995) 1 All ER 225-234(6)Publication details: 1995Subject(s): Summary: HL 17 November 1994. Water and watercourses - pollution of river - causing poisonous, noxiuos or polluting matter to enter river - sewage works operating by gravity - act of unknown third party causing discharge of chemical dangerous to river life into sewer - chemical flowing through outlet pipe into river - whether water authority having caused polluting metter to enter river - whether water authority entitled to rely on statutory defence that contravention attributable to discharge made by another person - Water Act 1989 s107(a)(a) and s108(7).| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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HL 17 November 1994. Water and watercourses - pollution of river - causing poisonous, noxiuos or polluting matter to enter river - sewage works operating by gravity - act of unknown third party causing discharge of chemical dangerous to river life into sewer - chemical flowing through outlet pipe into river - whether water authority having caused polluting metter to enter river - whether water authority entitled to rely on statutory defence that contravention attributable to discharge made by another person - Water Act 1989 s107(a)(a) and s108(7).