Colonial Laws Validity Act 1865

1. Introductory Text

2. 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

3. 2. Colonial law when void for repugnancy.

4. 3. Colonial law when not void for repugnancy.

5. 4. Colonial law not void for inconsistency with instructions.

6. 5. Colonial legislatures may establish, &c. courts of law. Representative legislature may alter constitution.

7. 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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