THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1897.
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the officer for the time being administering the govern- ment of that possession; and
(9.) The expression "colonial legislature" and the word
"legislature," when used with reference to a British possession, shall respectively mean the authority, other than the Imperial Parliament or Her Majesty the Queen-in-Council, competent to make laws for a British possession.
future
(23).
15. In this Ordinance, and in every Ordinance passed Meaning of after the commencement of this Ordinance, the word "sta- "statute" in tute" shall, unless the contrary intention appears, mean any Ordinances. Act of Parliament or Ordinance for the time being in force B. G. Ordi- in this Colony, and shall include any Order of the Queen-in-nance, s. 5 Council, Order of the Governor-in-Council, rule, regulation, or by-law having for the time being the force of law therein. 16.-(1.) In this Ordinance, and in every other Ordi- nauce whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, the word "commencement," when used with reference to an Ordinance, shall mean the time at which the Ordinance comes into operation.
(2.) Where any Ordinance passed after the commence- meut of this Ordinance, or any order of the Governor-in- Council, order, warrant, scheme, letters patent, rules, regn- lations, or by-laws made, granted, or issued under a power conferred by any such Ordinance, is or are expressed to come into operation on a particular day, the same shall be construed as coming into operation immediately on the expiration of the previous day,
Meaning of
commence-
ment" in past and future Ordinances.
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 36.
future
17. In this Ordinance, and in every other Ordinance Meaning of whether passed before or after the commencement of this "writing" in Ordinance, expressions referring to writing shall, unless the past and contrary intention appears, be construed as including refer- Ordinances. ences to printing, lithography, photography, and other modes 2 & 58 Viet. of representing or reproducing words in a visible form.
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v. 63, 8. 20.
18. In this Ordinance, and in every Ordinance passed Meaning of after the commencement of this Ordinance, the words "or," "or" and "other," and otherwise" shall, unless the contrary inteu- similar words
in future tion appears, be construed disjunctively and not as implying Ordinances. similarity, unless the word "similar," or some equivalent B. G. Orai- expression, is added.
nance, .5
(26).
19. In this Ordinance, and in every other Ordinance Meaning of whether passed before or after the commencement of this statutory declaration Ordinance, the expression "statutory declaration" shall,
in past and unless the contrary intention appears, mean a declaration
future made by virtue of the Statutory Declarations Act, 1835, of Ordinances, the Imperial Parliament, or of the Statutory Declarations 5&6 win. Ordinance, 1893.
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4, c 62.
52 & 53 Viet.
c. 63, a 21. No. 12 of
1893.
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future
20. Where an Ordinance passed after the commencement Meaning of of this Ordinance authorizes or requires any document to be
service by served by post, whether the word "serve," or the word post" in "give," or "send," or any other word or expression, is used, Ordinances. then, unless the contrary intention appears, the service shall 2 & 53 viet. be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying, and posting a letter containing the document, and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.
New Rules of Construction.
c. 63, s. 26.
21. Every Ordinance, whether passed before or after Ordinances to the commencement of this Ordinancé, shall be a public Or- be public dinance and shall be judicially noticed as such, unless the contrary is expressly provided by the Ordinance.
Ordinances.
62 & 58 Vict. c. 63, s. 9.
22. Any Ordinance may be altered, amended, or repeal- Amendment ed in the same session of the Legislative Council.
23.-(1.) Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, coutains a short title, it shall be sufficient, in all Courts and for all other purposes whatsoever, to cite such Ordinance by its short
title.
or repeal of Ordinance in same session.
52 & 53 Vict. e, 63, s. 10.
Mode of citing past and future Ordinances,
E. G. Ordi- mance, 15. See also 40 &
s. 3 (1), and
e. 63, 8, 35 (3).
(2.) In any Ordinance passed after the commencement of a Vict. c. 41, this Ordinance a description or citation of a portion of an- 52 & 53 Vict. other Ordinance shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including the word, section, or other part mentioned or referred to as forming the beginning and as forming the end of the portion comprised in the description or citation.
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