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035			_a(Sirsi) u84361
041			_aeng
245			_aEmpress car Co (Abertilly) Ltd v National Rivers Authority
260			_c1998
350			_a0
490			_aAll England Law Reports _v[1998] 1 All ER 481-495(8)
520			_aHL 5 February 1998. E maintained a diesel oil tank on its premises which drained into a river. An unknown person opened the outlet tank and the contents passed down a storm drain into the river. The NRA charged E with causing polluting matter to enter controlled waters contrary to the Water Resources Act 1991 s85(1). E was convicted. Crown Court upheld the conviction and E appealed to the House of Lords. "Held" E had done something by maintaining an oil tank on its land and on the evidence it must be concluded that it had caused the water to enter controlled waters. Appeal dismissed.
650			_aCONTROLLED WATERS
650			_aEMPRESS CAR CO (ABERTILLERY) LTD V NATIONAL RIVERS AUTHORITY
650			_aPOLLUTION LIABILITY
650			_aPOLLUTION
650			_aWATER POLLUTION
650			_aWATER RESOURCES ACT 1991 S89
690			_aWATER-CASE LAW
942			_n0
948			_c20/02/1998
999			_c53018 _d53018