Magistrates' Courts
| Date | 01 August 1982 |
| Published date | 01 August 1982 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002201838204600301 |
| Subject Matter | Comments on Cases |
MAGISTRATES'
COURTS
ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT 1976
Protection
and
Conservation
of
Animal
and
Plant
Life
v.
Raimond
Furs (Bankruptcy Fur Company Proprietors)
For
the prosecution under the Endangered Species Act 1976, it was
stated
that
in the King Street window
of
the shop, Raimond Furs,
Manchester, (long-established traders in furs), there had been
displayed aleopard-skin coat for sale. In fact the coat had been
made up prior to the date
of
the Act. A member
of
the prosecuting
group
had
posed as a customer
of
the shop
and
gone inside to
obtain awritten estimate
of
the price, £3,999, which was given by
an assistant. This document was produced in evidence. A plea
of
guilty was entered and a fine
of
£750 imposed. The prosecution
emphasised the danger
of
extinction
of
great cats such as the
leopard because
of
the fur trade. A fur made up prior to the Act
could be offered for sale if licensed, but this procedure had been
overlooked by Raimond Furs. On discovery
of
various cases where
there ought to have been a licence, the P
.C.A.P.L.
's policy would
be to prosecute.
M.
D. Chorlton
DEMOLITION OF LISTED BUILDING
Metropolitan Borough
of
Bury v. Saeed, Patel, Ali, Motala
This case concerned the demolition
of
a listed building without the
consent
of
the local authority. The four accusedwere trustees
of
the
foundation responsible for the property: they pleaded guilty, and a
fine
of
£75 each was imposed, with £5 costs.
The
property involved consisted
of
cottages ancillary to a large
Victorian house in a wood, which was designated as a conservation
area, thus conferring listed status on the cottages. The
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