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The burden of proof in natural resources legislation: Some critical issues for fisheries law

… of proving that the defendant has committed a criminal offence, is placed upon the prosecution. This presumption is … the sale of food; breach of these standards is a criminal offence. In many legal systems these regulatory criminal … the factory or shop owner is deemed to have committed an offence, irrespective of whether they were aware of what had …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… to issue notice to a person committing any municipal offence and initiate legal proceedings for continuance of commission of such offence or for failure to comply with the directions … and other money claimable under this Ordinance shall be an offence and the arrears shall be recovered as arrears of land …
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Perspectives and guidelines on food legislation, with a new model food law

… to be selling safe food. In such a system, it is an offence to sell food without a licence or in an area not … be imposed and finally the procedures applicable once an offence has been committed. Deciding what activities are to … of foods and other items used in the commission of an offence. Some laws incorporate enhanced fines for persistent …
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Enforcement of Environmental Law: Good Practices from Africa,Central Asia, ASEAN Countries and China

… happen ad hoc, or where there is reason to believe that an offence may be committee, or as part of an investigation. … Sierra Leone and Zambia: Depending on the nature of the offence, environmental officers might arrest and hand over … themselves. Kenya and Zambia: If the gravity of an offence is low, then summary penalties might be imposed …
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Forest fires and the law: a guide for national drafters based on the fire management voluntary guidelines

… Fines are graduated according to the gravity of the offence (art. 65). The law also foresees withdrawal of … request. Refusal without valid reasons may consist in an offence, usually punished with a monetary sanction (and … legislation and failure thereof could be made an offence (FAO case studies: Bulgaria). On the other hand, an …
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Development of an analytical tool to assess national biosecurity legislation

… or contravention of the provisions of the law is an offence punishable, upon summary conviction, by a fine or … Contravention of the provisions of the act constitutes an offence, and upon conviction, attracts imprisonment for a … of them. Part III of the Act (sects. 13–17) makes it an offence punishable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 100 …
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Legislating for property rights in fisheries

… or foreign ownership constraints, or on conviction for any offence referred to in section 255 (4) of this Act: (i) It … process set out in section 67. In addition to the general offence of taking fish without a permit under section 89, it is also an offence under section 69 to take fish etc. subject to a quota …
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Wildlife law and the empowerment of the poor

… property in specified cases. In the first case (where an offence has been committed) this is presumably for the … species, except a conservation-dependent species, is an offence, unless the action was authorized by a permit, was … also to protect property, is often not considered an offence in the legislation. In Latin America, several …
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Integrated coastal management law: Establishing and strengthening national legal frameworks for integrated coastal management

… than two tuna fish without a licence to do so, commits and offence and is liable to pay a fine. In order to apply this … way of regulations under the Act, including making it an offence not to comply with the plan and prescribing penalties … may result in the continuation, or a repetition, of the offence; (b) to take appropriate action to remedy or avoid …
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E1 - Regulation of the Environment - Support Function of Groundwater Systems

… and does so intentionally or negligently, is guilty of an offence: Tier 1 penalty. (2) A person who harms an aquifer or waterfront land is guilty of an offence: Tier 2 penalty. (4) In this section, "harm" , in …
01 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Environmental Governance