It was felt the provision was needed because the Straits Settlements Supreme Court had a tendency to follow English case law premised on the existence of statutes that were not in force in the Colony.
Hal ini dirasakan penyediaan diperlukan karena Straits Settlements Mahkamah Agung memiliki kecenderungan untuk mengikuti English kasus hukum yang didasarkan pada keberadaan undang-undang yang tidak berlaku di Koloni.