... ▁For ▁in ▁brief ▁it ▁means ▁this , ▁that ▁the ▁King ▁is ▁and ▁shall ▁be ▁below ▁the ▁law ". ▁This ▁did ▁not ▁alone ▁validate ▁B anc ou lt ' s ▁case , ▁since ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁mean ▁that ▁the ▁government ' s ▁actions ▁were ▁illegal . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁judgment ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁the ▁Commission er ' s ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁ordin ance . ▁La ws ▁J ▁held ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" element ary " ▁that ▁" a ▁legisl ature ▁created ▁by ▁a ▁measure ▁passed ▁by ▁a ▁body ▁which ▁is ▁leg ally ▁prior ▁to ▁it ▁must ▁act ▁within ▁the ▁conf ines ▁of ▁the ▁power ▁thereby ▁con ferred "; ▁in ▁this ▁case ▁that ▁the ▁Commission er ' s ▁juris diction ▁was ▁to ▁legisl ate ▁" for ▁the ▁peace , ▁order ▁and ▁good ▁government " ▁of ▁B I OT . ▁While ▁the ▁latitude ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Commission er ▁was ▁wide , ▁it ▁" may ▁be ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁t apest ry , ▁but ▁every ▁t apest ry ▁has ▁a ▁border ". ▁The ▁court ▁found ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁ordin ance , ▁the ▁Commission er ▁had ▁exceed ed ▁his ▁authority , ▁and ▁the ▁ordin ance ▁was ▁made ▁ult ra ▁v ires . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁ordin ance ▁was ▁qu ashed . ▁ ▁Government ▁response ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Div is ional ▁Court ' s ▁decision , ▁Foreign ▁Secretary ▁Robin ▁Cook ▁stated ▁on ▁ 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁that ▁he ▁would