This enactment of April 25, 1951, "regulate[s] the application in the State of the Common Law of England, the doctrines of equity and statutes of general application." It says that the common law of England, doctrines of equity and statutes of general application will be in force in the State, but subjects them to "such qualifications as local circumstances and native customs render necessary." It names neither the Sultan nor the British Resident, and does not specify an author or enacting authority.