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035 _a(Sirsi) u84419
041 _aeng
245 _aCriminal liability
260 _c1998
350 _a0
490 _aEstates Gazette Case Summaries
_v[1998] EGCS 16, 20/2/98
520 _a"Empress Car Co (Abertillery) Ltd v National Rivers Authority" HL 5 February 1998. Escape of oil from tank into river - company convicted of causing polluting matter to enter controlled waters - company contending cause of escape not keeping of oil by company but opening of tap by stranger - whether necessary to show positive act by company - whether company having `caused` oil to enter river - Water Resources Act 1991, s85(1). Held: Appeal was dismissed. (Taken from headnote).
650 _aCONTROLLED WATERS
650 _aOIL
650 _aPOLLUTION
650 _aRIVER
650 _aWATER RESOURCES ACT 1991 S85(1)
690 _aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY
942 _n0
948 _c23/02/1998
999 _c53051
_d53051