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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It was a clear contravention of EU regulations.
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Many shops and bars stayed open, in contravention of the Sunday trading laws.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All innovation is a contravention of the order of things.
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Can the reversal of the result of the contravention be regarded as a step taken to remedy the contravention?
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In particular, Geest is accused of stripping trees along watercourses, in contravention of the law.
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Mere passive knowledge will not be sufficient: actual involvement in the contravention must be established.
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Section 4 makes it an offence to carry on investment business in contravention of section 3.
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Similarly prosecutions relating to water pollution and contravention of planning notices are dealt with in the Magistrates' Court.
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This was a contravention of section 57 of the Act.