Supreme Court

Decision Information

R v Catholique

Court Supreme Court
Date 1979-08-07
Other citations (1979) – (sub nom. R. v. Catholique) 49 C.C.C. (2d) 65 – [1980] 1 W.W.R. 166 – 104 D.L.R. (3d) 161 (N.W.T. S.C.) – 20 A.R. 126
Judge(s) Tallis
Location Yellowknife
Cases and statutes considered Cases considered:
Aucoin v. R., [1979] 1 S.C.R. 554
Blackpool Corp. v. Locker, [1948] 1 K.B. 349, [1948] 1 All E.R. 85 (C.A.)
Evans v. Donaldson, [1977] Tasmanian Law Reports 104 (S.C.)
R. v. Gronka (1979), 45 C.C.C. (2d) 273 (Ont. C.A.)
Johnson v. Sargant & Sons, [1918] 1 K.B. 101
Jones v. Robson, [1901] 1 K.B. 673 (D.C.)
Lim CHin Aik v. R., [1963] A.C. 160, [1963] 1 ALl E.R. 223
Michelin Tires Mfg. (Can.) Ltd. {1976], 15 N.S.R. (2d) 150 (N.S.C.A.)
R. v. Cohen (1979), 3 W.C.B. 214
R .v .Drybones, [1970] S.C.R. 282, 71 W.W.R. 161, 10 C.R.N.S. 334, [1970] 3 C.C.C. 355, 9 D.L.R. (3d) 473
R. v. MacLean (1974), 27 C.R.N.S. 31, 17 C.C.C. (2d) 84, 46 D.L.R. (3d) 564, (N.S.)
R. v. Markin, 68 W.W.R. 611, 7 C.R.N.S. 135, [1970] 1 C.C.C. 14, 6 D.L.R. (3d) 497 (B.C.C.A.)
R. v. Prue; R. v. Baril, [1979] 4 W.W.R. 554, 3 C.R. (3d) 68, 2 M.V.R. 14, 46 C.C.C. (2d) 257, 26 N.R. 470
R. v. Ross, [1945] 1 W.W.R. 590, 84 C.C.C. 197, [1945] 3 D.L.R. 574 (B.C.)
R. v. Sheer Metalcraft, [1954] 1 Q.B. 586, [1954] 1 All E.R. 542
R. v. Vance (1979), 10 C.R. (3d) (Y.T. C.A.)
R. v. Villeneuve, 2 C.R.N.S. 301, [1968] 1 C.C.C. 267 (N.S.)
Simmonds v. Newell, [1953] 1 W.L.R. 836, [1953 2 All E.R. 38 (D.C.)
Simms Motor Units v. Minister of Labour, [1946] 2 All E.R. 201 (D.c.)
Thibodeau v. R., [1955] S.C.R. 646, 21 C.R. 265

Statutes considered:
Liquor Ordinance, R.O.N.W.T. 1974, c. L-7, s. 120(5)
Liquor Ordinance, R.O.N.W.T. 1974, c. L-7, s. 120(6)
Statutory Instruments Act, R.S.C. 1970-71-72, c. 38
Northwest Territories Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. N-22
Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34
Education Ordinance, O.N.W.T. 1976 (3rd Sess.), c. 2
Regulations ORdinance, R>O.N.W.T. 1974, c. R-4, s. 9
Regulations ORdinance, R>O.N.W.T. 1974, c. R-4, s. 10
Regulations ORdinance, R>O.N.W.T. 1974, c. R-4, s. 14
Snowdrift Liquor Prohibition Regulatons, N.W.T. Reg 319-78
Decision information:

Abstract: Appeal by accused from conviction for illegal possession of liquor
Decision: Appeal allowed; conviction quashed
Subjects: Statutes - Enactment - Publication
Keywords: Validity of subordinate legislation
Liquor prohibition
Unproclaimed legislation
Knowledge of regulations
Publication of regulations
Actual knowledge

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