Neville v Gardner Merchant Ltd (1984) 148 JP 238 – S 18 POA.
- prosecution costs to include costs of investigation.
1) no fetter on justices’ discretion to award costs to reimburse local authority for time and trouble caused by D’s offending.
2) fact that the investigating officer is salaried and only doing his job makes no difference to the issue of costs.
3) right to award the whole cost relating to the offence if it was not a routine inspection.
undefined: unpaid