HCOS2800 | Registered Dealers in Controlled Oils (RDCO): RDCO law, contraventions and penalties: what must I look for when interpreting the law?

When searching for, or applying what appears to be a relevant legal provision, you must always bear in mind that the law:

• states what a person can or cannot do

• specifies that in particular circumstances a person must do something, or follow a particular procedure, (these provisions leave the Commissioners no discretion), and

• if silent on an issue, it is unlikely to provide the Commissioners with the legal powers to permit, or facilitate it.