What is STATUTORY DISCRETION? (1 Viewer)

[Joohlie]

Hi,

I'm hoping someone may be able to help me define and give an example of statutory discretion. I have Google'd and looked in my textbook but to no avail.

Please ? With a cherry on top ?

 

[55746187max]

statutory discretion is where a person enforcing the law uses his or her discretion in the outcome of events.

an example would be a police officer pulling over an old lady for driving too slow on the road, and letting her off with a warning, instead of fineing her

get it?

hope it helps

 

[YcantIstudy]

issert my teacher told us wat u said was "Discrectionary power" , which can be imposed only by govt departments.....

o wells.

 

[Joohlie]

Thanks