Public nuisance is primarily a crime but in some cases, can also lead to a civil action. In Attorney General v PYA Quarries Ltd [1957], Romer LJ defined public nuisance, saying:
'Any nuisance is 'public' which materially affects the reasonable comfort and convenience of life of ___ ______ of Her Majesty's subjects'.
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