Maxim of generalia specialibus non derogant

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....l law, to the extent dealt with by the special law, is impliedly repealed. This principle finds its origins in the latin maxim of generalia specialibus non derogant, i.e., general law yields to special law should they operate in the same field on same subject. Generally, the principle has found vast application in cases of there being two statutes: general or specific with the latter treating the....

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....tatute clearly includes the matter in controversy. The maxim generalia specialibus non derogant is dealt with in Volume 44 (1) of the 4th ed. of Halsbury's Laws of England at paragraph 1300 as follows: "The principle descends clearly from decisions of the House of Lords in Seward v. Owner of "The Vera Cruz", (1884) 10 App Cas 59 and the Privy Council in Barker v Edger, [1898] AC 748 and has....