Uganda Case Law

Rex v D'Silva

Rex v D'Silva (Criminal Appeal No. 11 of 1947) [1947] EACA 75 (1 January 1947)

Court

East African Court of Appeal

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 11 of 1947

Judge

Bourke J, Horne J

The court quashed a conviction for permitting unlicensed food manufacture, holding that mere knowledge and inaction are not enough without power to prevent it.

• Public Health Offences
• Licensing Requirements
• Landlord Liability
• Food Safety Regulation
• Public-health-offences
• Licensing-requirements