Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865
1 Definitions “Colony:” Legislature. Colonial Legislature: Representative Legislature: Colonial Law: Act of Parliament, &c. to extend to colony when made applicable to such colony: Governor: Letters patent
2 Colonial law when void for repugnancy.
3 Colonial law when not void for repugnancy.
4 Colonial law not void for inconsistency with instructions.
5 Colonial legislatures may establish, &c. courts of law. Representative legislature may alter constitution.
6 Certified copies of laws to be evidence that they are properly passed. Proclamation to be evidence of assent and disallowance.
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Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865

1865 c.63

An Act to remove Doubts as to the Validity of Colonial Laws.

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1

Short title given by Short Titles Act 1896 (c. 14)

C2

Act excluded by Statute of Westminster 1931 (22 & 23 Geo. 5 c. 4), s. 2(1) and Independence Acts listed in Chronological table of the Statutes.

C3

Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1893 (c. 14)