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clear and unambiguous, but it 1s other ise i there is any ambiguity in the orıyınāl
Lord Sterndale
provision. The principle is clearly stated ry
in Cape Drancy Syndicate Inland Revenue Comrassioners 119211 i KS 7031 +14. Where ne Salo:
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• I think 1 is clearly established Attorney-General v. Clarion 1900) 156 that subsequent legislation on the
111 looked to
order same subject may be
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to see what is the proper construction to we put upon an earlier Act where that earlier Act S Ambiguous. Ι pultu jy108 that subsequent legislation, 1f 11 proceed upon an erroneous construction of crevious !egislation. cannot alter that previous legislation; but if there be any aniquity 17 the earlier legislation then the subscycent leyisiutier
interpretation
t.ne corine
the proper
Mich 15 to we put upon
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ween referre.
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Limonu Investment Co.
143, 150, Karkness
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It 15, perhaps,
prove inevitable to need
provides
not too surprising that It shoula
to supplement what as expressi
or the Letters ratent y necessar, implicatior in
nen one appreciates that the whole
CortalR areas.
Instrument nich, with the Royal
principal constitutional socuments
and sophisticated territory, runs
only to compare cur Letters Patent
Council
Instructions, comprise the
of this busy, populous
to only pages. Ore has
with later Oruers in
etc. applying to other territories which are SO
vetelle and comprehensive.
XIV
In my judgment it as not possible to reau Article
(appointments) and article XVI (15.715sals etc.) without
the necessary implication of a power to delegate because the Governor cannot possioiy, personally, appoint and dismiss etc. the entire public service of Hong Kong, if he is to have