THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1897.
(12.) The word "Person" shall include a body corporate; (13.) The expression “Goods and Chattels" shall include money, bills, bonds, notes, and personal property of any kind or description whatsoever, except chattels real;
and
(14.) The word "Mouth" shall mean calendar month.
5. When reference is made in any Ordinance, whether Construction passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, of reference to any public officer by the term designating his office, such to public term shall include the officer for the time being executing and future
officer in past the duties of such office and such other officer as may from Ordinances, time to time be appointed to undertake any portion of such No. 1 of 1867. duties.
5.3.
6. When any particular number of days is prescribed or Rules for mentioned in any Ordinance, whether passed before or after computation the commencement of this Ordinance, for the doing of any and future
of time in past act or for any other purpose, the same shall, unless the con- Ordinances, trary intention appears, be reckoned exclusive of the first xo. 1 of 1967, and inclusive of the last day.
2.4.
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7. In every Ordinance passed after the 22nd day of May, Meaning of 1867, whether before or after the commencement of this oath,' Ordinance, the following words shall, unless the contrary affidavit"
swear," and intention appears, have the meanings hereby respectively in Ordinances assigned to them, that is to say, the words "oath" and passed after "affidavit" shall, in the case of persons for the time being 22nd May, allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing, include affirmation and declaration, and the word shall, in the like case, include affirm and declare.
Existing Rules of Construction.
1867.
No. 1 of 1867,
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swear
8. 5.
8. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after Effect of the commencement of this Ordinance, repeals a repealing repeal of a enactment, it shall not be construed as reviving any enact- ment previously repealed, unless words are added reviving that enactment.
repealing enactment.
No. 3 of 1895,
8. 1.
See also 52 & 53 Pict. c. 63, #. 11 (1).
9. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after Effect of a the commencement of this Ordinance, repeals wholly or part- repealing ially any former enactment and substitutes provisions for Ordinance the enactment repealed, the repealed enactment shall remain stitutes new in force until the substituted provisions come into operation, provisions.
which sub-
No. 3 of 1895,
R. 2.
See also 52 &
53 Vict. c. 63, *. 11 (2).
10. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after General sav- the commencement of this Ordinfauce, repeals any other ings in cases of enactment, then, unless the contrary intention appears, the repeal shall not—
(1.) Revive anything not in force or existing at the time
at which the repeal takes effect; or,
(2.) Affect the previous operation of any enactment so repealed or anything duly done or suffered under any enactment so repealed; or
(3.) Affect any right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred under any enactment so repealed; or
(4.) Affect any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any enact- ment so repealed; or
(5.) Affect any investigation, legal proceeding, or re- medy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued, or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture, or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Ordinance had not been passed.
New Interpretations.
repeal by past
or future Ordinances.
No. 3 of 1995,
8. 3.
See also 52 & 53 Pief. c. 63,
39 (2).
past and future
11. In this Ordinance, and in every other Ordinance Official whether passed before or after the commencement of this definitions in Ordinance, the following expressions shall, unless the con- trary intention appears, have the meanings hereby respect- Ordinances. ively assigned to them, namely,—
(1.) The expression "Secretary of State" shall mean one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State for the time being;
(2.) The expression "the Admiralty" shall mean the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom for the time being, or the Commissioners for the time being executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom ;
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 12.
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