Transfer of evidence from inspection to misdemeanour procedure

Abstract

Inspection authoritiesare officials with special powers and jurisdictions in supervising the implementation and compliance with laws and other regulations. In addition to supervisory powers, they often have powers to decide whether a certain personhascommitteda misdemeanour. Hence, inspection authorities have a dual nature. During the performance of their basic function of supervision, an official may find that supervised entity committed amisdemeanour (a minor offence) and therefore impose an appropriate sanction on them.