The Weekly Law Reports
[2010] 1 WLR 2117
Court of Appeal
*Bloomsbury International Ltd and others v Sea Fish Industry Authority and another
[2010] EWCA Civ 263
2010 Feb 17,
18;
March 18
March 18
Mummery, Richards, Rimer LJJ
Fishery— Sea fishing— Levy— Statute empowering levy on sea fish and sea fish products “landed in the United Kingdom”— Subordinate legislation imposing levy on sea fish and sea fish products imported from outside United Kingdom— Whether ultra vires— Whether levy on imported sea fish products charge having equivalent effect to customs duty—
Fisheries Act 1981 (c 29), s 4(3) (as amended by Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy Powers) Order (SI 1990/1641), art 2)
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Sea Fish Industry Authority (Levy) Regulations 1995 Confirmatory Order 1996 (SI 1996/160), Sch, para 4
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FEU Treaty
, arts 28FEU, 30FEU