WAGON REPAIRS LTD. v. VOSPER

Abstract

November 29, 1967 Factory — Safety regulations — Breach — Statutory defence of “owner or occupier” — “Contravention … of … regulation … which expressly imposes … duty” — Regulation imposing duty on “person who … carries on … operations … and … all … persons employed” — Factory occupier carrying on operations — Breach of regulation by driver and shunter — Whether statutory defence available to occupier if also operator — Factories Act, 1961 (9 & 10 Eliz. II, c. 34), s. 155(2) — Locomotives and Waggons on Lines and Sidings Regulations, 1906 (S.R.& 0.1906,No. 679), Introductory words, para.14.

Citation

of, P., Widgery, J. and Chapman, J. (1968), "WAGON REPAIRS LTD. v. VOSPER", Managerial Law, Vol. 3 No. 5, pp. 605-609. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb021469