What is the doctrine of delegation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from SK Mushroom Farm Ltd. v. British Columbia (Mushroom Marketing Board), 1998 CanLII 5853 (BC CA):
[21] The doctrine of delegation was developed to prevent a licence holder from avoiding the knowledge component of an offence by delegating authority under the licence to another. It has received very little judicial consideration in Canada but seems to be alive and well in England despite some expressions of disapproval (see e.g., Howker v. Robinson, [1973] 1 Q.B. 178).
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