Jordan v. State

Pannell, Judge.

1. Repeals by implication are not favored, and a later statute will not be construed to repeal a prior Act relating to the same subject matter where there is no *823irreconcilable repugnancy between the two. Mayor &c. of Athens v. Wansley, 210 Ga. 174 (78 SE2d 478). The Act approved March 7, 1960 (Georgia Motorboat Numbering Act; Ga. L. 1960, pp. 235, 243), in Sec. 10A thereof, authorized the State Game and Fish Commission “to adopt, promulgate and enforce safety rules and regulations relative to boat equipment, operation, lights and navigation rules as the Commission shall deem…