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Supreme Court of Turks and Caicos Islands

The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters; appellate jurisdiction over appeals from the Magistrate’s Court and other statutory bodies such as the National Insurance Board and the Liquor Licensing Board; and supervisory jurisdiction over lower adjudicatory bodies and the actions of government.

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April 2001
R. v Jennings (CR-APM 27 of 2000) [2001] TCASC 6 (6 April 2001) Licence-holders are strictly responsible for preventing unlicensed commercial fishing and cannot escape liability by claiming ignorance. Fisheries regulation — Regulation 22(2) — meaning of “allow” — statutory construction analogous to liquor-licensing cases — licence-holder responsibility; sufficiency of unchallenged police evidence to establish absence of a Belonger; forfeiture as mandatory deterrent.	6 April 2001

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April 2001

R. v Jennings (CR-APM 27 of 2000) [2001] TCASC 6 (6 April 2001)

Licence-holders are strictly responsible for preventing unlicensed commercial fishing and cannot escape liability by claiming ignorance.

Fisheries regulation — Regulation 22(2) — meaning of “allow” — statutory construction analogous to liquor-licensing cases — licence-holder responsibility; sufficiency of unchallenged police evidence to establish absence of a Belonger; forfeiture as mandatory deterrent.

6 April 2001