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October 1981
People v Mutambo (HNR 491 of 1981) [1981] ZMHC 13 (14 October 1981)
Courts should avoid imposing unaffordable maximum fines under Control of Goods Regulations that lead to default imprisonment for first offenders.
  • Control of Goods — offering goods above maximum controlled price; failure to display prices; reg.17(1) maximum penalty K2,000 or six months' imprisonment; courts should avoid fines leading to default imprisonment, especially for first offenders and guilty pleas
14 October 1981
Topham v Valuation Surveyors Registration Board (HK 225 of 1980) [1981] ZMHC 12 (13 October 1981)
Where the Minister alone decides registration, certiorari cannot be issued against the consultative Board.
  • Administrative law — Judicial review — Certiorari — Ministerial discretion in registration — Section 11 vests decision in Minister; section 13 grants appeal only from Board decisions — Board merely consultative — certiorari unavailable against Board
13 October 1981