Attorney-General v Fulham Corporation
1921 · [1921] 1 Ch 440
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- Facts
- A council had statutory power to provide wash-houses where people could wash their own clothes. It began running a laundry where staff washed clothes for customers.
- Issue
- Was the laundry service within the council's powers?
- Held
- No. It was a different business from the one authorised and was .
- Principle
- A public body may only do what its statute authorises.
- Why it matters
- A classic example of simple ultra vires.
Words and Latin in this note
- Ultra vires
- Beyond the powers: an act or rule made by a body that the law did not give it the power to make, so it is invalid. Open the note.
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