Allensway Recycling Ltd & Ors v The Environment Agency
Seven days’ notice is not required for entry to residential premises under a warrant issued pursuant to Schedule 18, paragraph 2(2)(c), (d), or (e) of the Environment Act 1995; the warrant permitted entry to the bungalow; the officers’ actions did not exceed statutory powers based on the evidence before the court.
- Parties
- Claimant: Allensway Recycling Limited; Claimant: Allen Williamson; Claimant: Martin Williamson; Defendant: The Environment Agency
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 21 May 2014
- Procedural Posture
- Judicial Review / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- claim dismissed
- Legal Topics
- Powers of Entry, Statutory Interpretation, Warrants, Notice Requirements, Seizure of Documents
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Parties
Allensway Recycling Limited
Claimant
Allen Williamson
Claimant
Martin Williamson
Claimant
The Environment Agency
Defendant
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether seven days’ notice is mandatory before executing a warrant at residential premises under s.108 and Schedule 18 Environment Act 1995
- 2 Whether the warrant permitted entry to the third claimant’s residential bungalow
- 3 Whether the warrants authorised a 'seize and sift' search and seizure of documents
Ratio Decidendi
Seven days’ notice is not required for entry to residential premises under a warrant issued pursuant to Schedule 18, paragraph 2(2)(c), (d), or (e) of the Environment Act 1995; the warrant permitted entry to the bungalow; the officers’ actions did not exceed statutory powers based on the evidence before the court.
Court Disposition
claim dismissed
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