THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 25, 1911.
posed shall, unless such repealing enactment otherwise provides, he applied if the Court decidos to inflict any punishment.
13. When any Ordinance which repeals in whole or in Repeal of part any earlier Ordinance is itself repealed, such last Ordinances. repeal shall not be construed as reviving the enactinent
previously repealed, unless such revival be expressly enneted.
14. Where any Ordinance repeals and re-enacts, with References to or without modification, any provisions of a former Ordin- re-enacted anec, references in any other Ordinance to the provisions provisions. so repealed, shall, unless the contrary intention appear, be construed as references to the provisions so re-enacted.
Acts of
18. Where any statute of the Imperial Parliament Reference to repeals and re-enacts, with or without modification, any re-enacted provisions of a former statute of the Imperial Parliament, Parliament. references in any Ordinance to the provisions so repealed, shall, unless there is any provision in the repealing statute from which the contrary intention shall appear, be con- strued as references to the provisions so re-enacted.
16. Any Ordinance which amends, repeals, or adds to, Operation the provisions of a former Ordinance Shall, unless the of amending contrary intention appear, be read and construed as forming part of the Ordinance so affected.
Ordinances.
17. Whenever any enactment shall be disallowed by Disallowance. His Majesty, such disallowance shall be notified by the Governor in the Gazette; and from and after the date of such notification, the enactment, and all proclamatious, orders, notices, rules, regulations, or other like documents made thereunder shall cease to have effect,
Provided always that the provisious of section 12 shall apply to such disallowance as if the words "disallowance and disallowed" were read therein in lieu of the words "repeat" and "repealed"; with this exception only, that any emetment repealed. modified, or amended by any enactment disallowed, together with all proclamations, onders, notices, rules, regulations, or other like documents made under such previous enactment, shall revive and continue in force in their original form as from the date of the said notification.
The expression “disallowance" shall include the signi- fiention of His Majesty's pleasure not to allow any Ordin-
ahve.
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General Provisions,
18. Every Ordinance shall be a public Ordinance, and Ordinances shall be judicially noticed as such, miless the contrary is to be publie expressly provided by the Ordinance.
Ordinances.
19. Every section of an Ordinance shall have effect as Pections to a substantive enterment without introductory words.
20. Every schedule to or Table in any Ordinance, shall, together with any notes thereto, be construed and have effect as part of the Ordinance.
be substan- five enact- mcuts.
Schedules, etc., to be part of Ordinances.
ances to be
21. Where an Ordinance is divided into Parts, Chapters, Sub-divisions Titles, or other sub-divisions, the fact and particulars of of Ordin such division shall, with or without express mention thereof recognised. in such Ordinance, be taken notice of in all Courts and for all other purposes whatsoever.
22. References to the Sovereign reigning at the time of References the passing of any Ordinance, or to the Crown, shall, unless to the
Sovereign. the contrary intention appear, be construed as references to the Sovereign for the time being, and it shall not be neces- sary to refer to or include the Sovereign's Heirs and Successors.
23. No Ordinance shall be binding on the Crown, or Ordinances shall in any manner affect the rights of the Crown, unless not binding
ou Crown it is so provided in express terms.
unless
This Ordinance shall be binding on the Crown.
expressed.
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