Court partially allowed appeal by removing liquid tank charges and reducing fine for metric law violation.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe appellate court modified the first-instance judgment by eliminating the charge regarding four liquid storage tanks and reducing the fine to 100 zloty. The defense argued that the new law in effect at the time of judgment rendered the tanks non-measuring devices, while the prosecution noted the tanks were used solely for storage. The court agreed that the tanks did not constitute measuring instruments under the new regulation but upheld the conviction for the separate rigid gauge, which required metrological certification.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 2 § 1 kw; Art. 26 ust. 1 pkt 2 ustawy Prawo o miarach: The court must apply the new law unless it is more favorable to the offender; if the new law reclassifies an object as not being a measuring instrument, the corresponding charge is dropped, but other distinct charges remain valid.