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References
- Ilbert, Sir Courtney Peregrine. Legislative Methods and Forms. Oxford. 1901. Reprinted by the Lawbook Exchange Ltd. 2008. Pages 64 to 66. Ditigitized copy from Google Books.
- ↑ Halsbury's Statutes. Fourth Edition. 2008 Reissue. Volume 41. Page 691.
- ↑ Halsbury's Laws of England. Fourth Edition. Reissue. Butterworths. London. 1995. Volume 44(1). Note 1 to paragraph 1251 at page 741.
- ↑ The Statutes Revised Third Edition. HMSO. 1950. Volume I. Page x.
- ↑ Halsbury's Laws of England Fourth Edition. Reissue. Butterworths. London. 1995. Volume 44(1). Note 1 to paragraph 1251 at page 741.