Breach of Statutory Duty

Breach of statutory duty in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of breach of statutory duty.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Officer
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• breach of statutory duty in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• breach of statutory duty in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Breach of Statutory Duty

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Breach of Statutory Duty : Breach of a duty imposed on some person or body by a statute. The person or body in breach of the statutory duty is liable to any criminal penalty imposed by the statute, but may also be liable to pay damages to the person injured by the breach if he belongs to the class for whose protection the statute was passed Not all statutory duties give rise to civil actions for breach. If the statute does not deal with the matter expressly, the courts must decide whether or not Parliament intended to confer civil remedies. Most actions for breach of statutory duty arise out of statutes dealing with *safety at work.