29/09/1947

OF CRIMINAL APPEAL (INFERIOR)

HARDING WILLIAM

IL-PULIZIJA vs ANTONIA GAUCI ET

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"COMPETENT AUTHORITY" - HOUSING COMMISSIONER - KOMPETENZA - MALTA DEFENCE REGULATIONS, 1939 - NOTIFIKAZZJONI TAL-GVERN NRU. 380 / 1939 - ORDINANZA XIV TA` L-1946 - PROTECTION OFFICERS REGULATIONS 1942, ART. 21 (C) - REKWIZIZZJONI - VALIDITA` TA` LIGI JEW ORDNI

Il-Qrati Kolunjali jistghu jindahlu biex jiddeciedu eccezzjoni li tigi sollevata quddiemhom dwar il-validita` jew le ta` ligi ordni li jirrigwardaw il-kwistjoni li tkun ingiebet quddiemhom. Il-potertal-Gvernatur, moghti lilu bis-sahha tal-Malta dEfence Regulations, li jinnomina "competent authority", ma hux limitat fis-sens lil-Gvernatur jista` jinnoimna, imma ma jistax jaghti lill-persuna minnunominata s-setgha tad-delega. Ghaldaqstant, meta l-Gvernatur hareg il-Governatur Notice 380 / 1939, li biha huwa nnomina lil Lieutenant Governor bhala "Competent Civil Authority" ghall-finijiet tal-Malta Defence Regulations, u fl-istess hin tah is-setgha li jiddelega s-setghat teighu li xi ufficjal iehor, li b'hekk isir hu stess "competent authority", ma ghamilx hlief ezercita dak id-dritt likellu. Ghalhekk ukoll, in-nomina tal-Housing Commissioenr, maghmula mill-Lieutenant Governor bis-sahhatal-poteri hek lilu delegati, ma hix "ultra vires". Lanqas ma hija "ultra vires"l-Ordinanze XIV ta` l-1946 illi zammet in vigore, fost ohrajn, ir-regolament 52 tal-Malta Defence Regulations; ghax dik l-Ordinanza saret mill-Gvernatur bil-parir u l-kunsens tal-Kunsill tal-Gvern, li skond il-Leters Patent ta`l-1939 kellu s-setgha jaghmel ligijiet ghall-paci, ordni u gvern tajjeb ta` malta; u dak ir-reglament 52 tal-Malta Defence Regualtions ma fih xejn li jmur 'il hemm mill-poteri li kellu dak il-Kunsill. Il-"lawful excue" li tiggustifika n-nuqqas ta` obbedjenza ghal ordni tal-housing Commissioner biex wiehed ibattal dar u johrog minnha, mhux deducibili f'kaz ta` min jidhol f'dar minghajr il-permess tal-Housing Commissioenr meta kien jaf li dik id-dar kienet rekwizizzjonata.