general provisions enacted in later legislation do not detract from specific provisions enacted in earlier legislation oor Latyn

general provisions enacted in later legislation do not detract from specific provisions enacted in earlier legislation

Vertalings in die woordeboek Engels - Latyn

generalia specialibus non derogant

A principle of statutory interpretation: If a matter falls under a specific provision in a statute enacted before a general provision enacted in a later statute, it is to be presumed that the legislature did not intend that the earlier specific provision be repealed, and the matter is governed by the earlier specific provision, not the more recent general one.