Shot title,
Application of the Or- Ainace.
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A BILL
ENTITLED
An Ordinance to amend and codify the law as to References
Common Forms and as to the Interpretation 1897, and
of Terms used in Ordinances.
to Ord. & of
to the Mauritius Ordinance where
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Commeil thereof, as necessary. follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation
and Common Form Ordinance, 1911 ", or more shortly as
A
the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911”.
2. This Ordinance shall apply to the Colony of Hong- New. M. L. kong including the New Territories less it is otherwise expressed.
Application
PART 1.
Of Ordinances Generally.
3. All Ordinances hereafter to be passed shall apply to New, 31. 2. of subse- the Colony of Hongkong and to the New Territories unless it appear from express provision or by necessary implication that any Ordinance is not intended to apply to the New Territories.
quent Onfinances.
Application
of provisions of Ordin-
ance.
Commence-
4. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply
(a.) to this Ordinance and to all Ordinances here- after to be passed, unless the contrary inten- tion appear
(4.) to existing Ordinances unless otherwise CX-
pressly herein provided.
5. This Ordinance shall come into operation on the
ment of this day of
Ordinance.
Form of
1911.
6. Where any Ordinance contains a suspending clause, suspending it shall be in the following form or words shall be used to
the like effect :--
clause.
Contaence- ment of
New, M. 5.
This Onlinunce shall not come into operation § 27.
mess and until the Governor notifies, by Proclamation, that it is His Majesty's pleasure not to lisallow the same, and thereafter it shall come into operation où such day as the Governor shall notify by the same or any other Proclamation
7. The expression
rominencement
when used with § 17 (0).
reference to any enactment shall mean the day on which Ordinances, the enactment comes into operation.
Time
ment.
8. Where any Ordinance or other enactment, or any $ 17 (2). commence proclamation, notice, order, warrant, scheme, letters patent, rule, regulation, or bye-law, made, granted, or issued, under a power conferred by sny Ordinance, or by any other competent authority, is expressed to come into operation on a particnlar day, the same shall be construed as coming into operation on the expiration of the previous day.
Exercise of statutory powers between passing and
Commence
ment of
9. Where any Ordinmee is not to come into operation $ 35. immediately on the passing thereof and confers power to make any appointment, to make, graut, or issue any instru- ment, that is to say, any Order-in-Council, order, warrant, scheine, letters patent, rules, regulations, or bye-lawa, to give notice, to proseribe forms, or to do any other thing Ordinance. for the purposes of the Ordinance, that power may, unless the contrary intention appear, be exercised at any time after the passing of the Ordinance, so far as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of bringing the Ordinance into operation at the date of the commencement thereof; subject to this restriction that any instrument made under the power shall not, unless the contrary inten- tion appear
in the Ordinance, or the contrary is necessary for bringing the Ordinance into operation, come info operation until the Ordinance itself comes into operation.