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Pavlos Elia and Another v. The Police (1978) JSC 5 Generato dall'IA

Court allows appeal setting aside convictions for driving offences on a non-road port area. Appellants convicted under Motor Vehicles Law; prosecution argues for alternative port regulation conviction.

Numero d'incarto Pavlos Elia and Another v. The Police (1978) JSC 5
Autorità giudiziaria
Giurisdizione Cipro (CY)
Data della decisione
Esito del giudizio Accolto (Allowed)
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Sintesi Legislator

Generato dall'IA

The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the appellants' convictions for driving offences committed within the Limassol New Port area. The prosecution argued that since the location was not a road under the Motor Vehicles Law, the appellants should be convicted under the Cyprus Ports Organization Regulations instead. The court declined to exercise its power to convict under the alternative regulation because the necessary elements for that offence could not be ascertained from the record.

Regesto Legislator

Generato dall'IA

Section 2(1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Law, 1972; Section 145(1)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Law, Cap. 155: Where a conviction is set aside due to the location not being a road, the court may convict under alternative regulations only if the required elements can be ascertained from the record.

Parole chiave

Generato dall'IA
Motor Vehicles Law Road Traffic Law Port Area Regulations Criminal Procedure Law Appeal Jurisdiction Driving Offences Conviction Set Aside autorizzazione alla discarica

Disposizioni normative citate

Generato dall'IA
Section 2(1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Law, 1972 (Law 86/72)
Section 145(1)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Law, Cap. 155
Regulation 18 of the Cyprus Ports Organization (Management of Port Areas) Regulations, 1976
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[*5] 1978 June 6

(TRIANTAFYLLIDES, P., L. LOIZOU, A. LOIZOU, JJ.)

APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Pavlos Elia and another,

Appellants,

V.

The Police,

Respondents.

(Criminal Appeals Nos. 3869-70).

Road - Limassol New Port - Not a road within the definition of section 2(1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Law, 1972 (Law 86/72) - Conviction for driving offences set aside - Whether appellants can be convicted under regulation 18 of the Cyprus Ports Organization (Management of Port Areas) Regulations, 1976 - Section 145(1)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Law, Cap. 155.

P. Ioannides, for the Appellants.

N. Charalambous, Counsel of the Republic, for the Respondents.

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At this stage Mr. Charalambo us states that, having considered the matter, he is not prepared to support the view of the trial judge that the place within the area of the new Limassol Port, where the offences in question were committed, is a road within the definition of section 2(1) of the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Law, 1972 (Law 86/72); he draws, however, attention to the possibility of this Court exercising its powers under section 145(1)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Law, Cap. 155, so as to convict the appellants under regulation 18 of the Cyprus Ports Organization (Management of Ports Areas) Regulations, 1976. [*6]

TRIANTAFYLLIDES, P.: We think, as at present advised, that counsel for the respondents has taken, very fairly, the right view and, in the circumstances, the convictions of the appellants on all counts are set aside. In view of the elements required to establish the commission of the offence under the aforementioned regulation 18, and as it does not appear from the record before us that the existence of such elements can be duly ascertained, we do not propose to exercise our powers under section

145 of Cap. 155.

Appeals allowed.