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Water authority not liable for damage to SSSI

Language: English Series: Independent ; 24 July 1992, 26; 18 July 1992, 4(2)Publication details: 1992Subject(s): Summary: "Southern Water Authority v Nature Conservancy Council" HL 16 July 1992. The water authority was not liable for damage to a SSSI under Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 s28 because only an occupier could be prosecuted under this section; the water authority entering the land only for a short time to carry out operations was not an occupier.

"Southern Water Authority v Nature Conservancy Council" HL 16 July 1992. The water authority was not liable for damage to a SSSI under Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 s28 because only an occupier could be prosecuted under this section; the water authority entering the land only for a short time to carry out operations was not an occupier.