unincorporated associations
The Court of Appeal has confirmed the position that individual
members of an unincorporated association can be prosecuted for
criminal offences and potentially receive a criminal record. In a
recent case, the Environment Agency prosecuted the treasurer and
chairman of a golf club following an oil leak from a storage tank
which had leaked into a watercourse. Neither of the club's officers
were personally to blame nor did they have any maintenance
responsibilities, however the court confirmed that the Environment
Agency could bring criminal proceedings directly against them.
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environmental law issues, email us at environmentinfo@bllaw.co.uk.
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