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delegation under s.bs of the Interpretation and General Clauses ruinance. If the Governor employs that section and deleyates the power to appoint under

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Magistrates Ordinance to someone else then, in the Lorus ot 5.03(1)(that]

"(that) person shall have and we exercise such powers and perform such cuties" and in doing so, 15 ill be

nis opinion which is relevant and nic has to understand the expression "in his opinion 20 00 T.O Fore than indicate that 2 subjective judgment 15 involved A. tne duty of deciding what is required for the efficient administration of justice" before the powero given by

exercised. In my view the case which was cited to us,

General (1970) AC 974, is really

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particular power Under the Letters Patent.

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10 perfectly proper to delegate the Sa ne power reflected in

statutory provision which regulates the Letters Patent

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The power of relegation given by s.us of Cap. 1 true, ver; mide, sut such provisions are TY no means unknown in colonial legislation. It is entirely Matter

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for the legislature to cecide if any latations should we placed upon such 2 power. This could easily have been Jone By providing exceptions to the power of celegation in s.63 itself Jeyond the limitation already included in s.63 (2)

in relation to the matter before us. by making express provision In 5.5 of the Magistrates Ordinance that the power

Making appointments may not be delegated.

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