Statutes—Repeal—Accrued rights—Regular judgment obtained against Railway and Ports
Authority established by Act 358—Judgment obtained after dissolution of authority by
S.M.C.D. 96—Assets and liabilities of authority vested in a new authority (Ghana Ports
Authority) created by S.M.C.D. 95 and 96 repealing Act 358—Whether proper to execute
judgment against Ghana Ports Authority—Interpretation Act, 1960 (C.A. 4), s. 8 (1) (c) and
(e)—Railway and Ports Act, 1971 (Act 358)—Ghana Railway Corporation Decree, 1977
(S.M.C.D. 95)—Ghana Ports Authority Decree, 1977 (S.M.C.D. 96).
Execution—Garnishee order nisi—Non-service of—Garnishee order nisi not served on
judgment debtor—Whether service of notice of a necessary condition for making the order
absolute.
Practice and procedure—Judgment—Setting aside—Inherent jurisdiction of the court to set
aside its own judgment or order—Grounds on which jurisdiction exercised.
Execution—Garnishee order absolute—Setting aside—Circumstances when proper to set
aside garnishee order absolute.