Citation | 1991 (1) ZLR 128 (S) |
Case No | Details not supplied |
Court | Supreme Court, Harare |
Judge | Gubbay CJ, McNally JA & Manyarara JA |
Heard | 7 February 1991 |
Judgment | 11 March 1991 |
Counsel | A P de Bourbon SC for the appellant |
Case Type | Criminal appeal |
Annotations | No case annotations to date |
Flynote
Interpretation of statutes — interpretative criteria are aids to construction — references in legislation to action or conduct — presumed to be references to lawful action or conduct.
Words and phrases — meaning of "value" — usually means market value or exchange value — absence of market value — court must do its best to assess what the commercial value should be.
Statutes — Control of Goods (Price Control) Regulations 1954 — s 18 (3) — value means best price lawfully obtainable.
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