contravention

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Wealden District Council, the local authority, previously passed a motion formally opposing it and said it had served a planning contravention notice against the Home Office.

From BBC

Wealden District Council, the local authority, passed a motion formally opposing the government proposal on Wednesday and said it had served a planning contravention notice against the Home Office.

From BBC

Speaking after the sentencing, Debbie Carroll, of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, said Mowi Scotland had pled guilty to contraventions of health and safety at work law.

From BBC

The left-wing central government has criticized Andalusia’s right-wing regional administration for attempting to declare an amnesty for illegal wells around the region’s Doñana wetlands, in contravention of European Union law.

From Seattle Times

Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in contravention of decades of understanding that the holy city remained a matter of dispute.

From Los Angeles Times