994 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 20TH NOVEMBER, 1897.
Construction
of reference
(8.) The expression "Public Office" or "Public Depart-
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ment shall extend to and include every officer or de-
partment invested with or performing duties of a public
nature, whether under the immediate control of the Gov- ernor or not;
(9.) The word "Magistrate” shall mean a Police Magis-
trate of the Colony;
(10.) The expression "Emigration Officer" shall include every person lawfully acting as emigration officer, emi- gration agent, or protector of emigrants in the Colony ; (11.) The word "Master shall include any person having charge of a ship or vessel other than a ship of war of Her Majesty, a ship of war of any foreign nation, and a hired armed vessel or transport in Her Majesty's service or in the service of any foreign nation;
(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 "Month "shall mean calendar mouth.
5. When reference is made in any Ordinance, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, to public
to any public officer by the term designating his office, such officer in past
term shall include the officer for the time being executing and future Ordinances. the duties of such office and such other officer as may from time to time be appointed to undertake any portion of such duties.
Rules for 6. When any particular number of days is prescribed or computation mentioned in any Ordinance, whether passed before or after of time in past the commencement of this Ordinance, for the doing of any act or for any other purpose, the same shall, unless the con- trary intention appears, be reckoned exclusive of the first and inclusive of the last day.
and future Ordinances.
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Meaning of "oath," "swear," and **affidavit"
in Ordinances
passed after 22nd May, 1967.
Effect of
repeal of a repealing enactment.
Effect of a repealing Ordinance which sub-
stitutes new provisions.
General sav- ings in cases of repeal by past or future Ordinances.
7. In every Ordinance passed after the 22nd day of May, 1867, whether before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, the following words shall, unless the contrary intention appears, have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say, the words "oath" and "affidavit" shall, in the case of persons for the time being allowed by law to affirm or declare instead of swearing, include affirmation and declaration, and the word swear shall, in the like case, include affirm and declare.
Existing Rules of Construction.
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8. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, repeals a repealing enactment, it shall not be construed as reviving any enact- ment previously repealed, unless words are added reviving that enactment.
9. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, repeals wholly or part- ially any former enactment and substitutes provisions for the enactment repealed, the repealed enactment shall remain in force until the substituted provisions come into operation.
10. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, repeals any other 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;