The WLR Daily case summaries
[2021] WLR(D) 449
Court of Appeal
Regina v Margelis
[2021] EWCA Crim 1215
2021 July 28;
Aug 4
Aug 4
Males LJ, Goose , Cutts JJ
Crime— Explosive substances— Meaning— Defendant having dispatched parcels by post containing devices to set fire to address labels, in order to claim compensation for non-delivery— Whether device in issue capable of constituting explosive substance within statutory meaning— Whether devices in issue used or manufactured with a view to produce “pyrotechnic effect”—
Explosive Substances Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict c 17), ss 3, 104
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Explosive Substances Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 3), s 4(1)
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Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015
(SI 2015/1553), reg 3(1)