Reviewed case brief
Padfield v Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
[1968] AC 997
[1968] AC 997 · House of Lords (UK)
- Court
- House of Lords, United Kingdom
- Year
- 1968
- Subjects
- Administrative Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
A statutory discretion must be exercised to promote the purposes of the enabling Act; a minister cannot use discretion to frustrate the policy Parliament intended.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
[1968] AC 997
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