Port of Spain Corpn v Gordon, Grant & Co Ltd

Subject Matter

RATING — Trinidad and tobago — Rates and rating — Assessment — Rateable value — Rent restriction legislation — Application — “Standard rent” the value for purpose of rate — English principle inapplicable — Port of Spain Corporation Ordinance (Revised Ordinances of Trinidad and Tobago, 1950, c. 39, No. 1), ss. 89, 101, 114 — Rent Restriction Ordinance (Revised Ordinances, 1950, c. 27, No. 18), ss. 3 (1), 8, 9.

RATING — Rates and rating.

PRIVY COUNCIL — Appeal — Leave to appeal — Jurisdiction of colonial court — Trinidad and Tobago — Decision of Supreme Court on appeal from court of summary jurisdiction — Jurisdiction to grant leave to appeal to Privy Council — Order in Council, April 2, 1909, r. 2.