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10.-(1.) In all Ordinances there shall be a short Citation of title, and in all references to Ordinances in any enactment Ordinances. or in any legal document it shall be sufficient, but not essential, to mention the short title thereto, together with the number of the section referred to.
(2.) Where however the short title is not used, it shall be lawful to indicate any Ordinance referred to as aforesaid by the serial number of the year in which it was passed, together with such year, and the number of the section referred to, as the same appear in the copy deposited in the Registry of the Supreme Court,
(3.) In the case of Ordinances included in Sir John Carrington's “Revised Edition" of the Laws of Hongkong the numbers both of the year and the section shall be those given to them respectively in the said Revised Edition in so far as they are pej petuated in the New Edition such "Revised Laws" presently to be published, but the reference shall be taken to be to the " New Edition ".'
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(4.) Where such reference includes the description or eitation of a portion of another Ordinance it shall, unless the contrary intention appear, 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.
(5.) Where the reference to any Ordinance is to any "line" in any section thereof, it shall be held 10 refer, in the case of Ordinances ineluded in the "New Edition" of the "Revised Laws of Hongkong presently to be published, to the line of such section as printed therein; and in the case of Ordinances, hereafter to be passed, not included in the New Edition". to the line of sucli section as printed in the copy deposited in the Registry of the Supreme Court.
PART II.
Of Repeals.
11.-(1.) Where any Ordinance repeals wholly or in Effect of part any former ewetment and substitutes other provisions repeal on therefor, the repealed enactinent shall remain in force until existing the substituted provisions come into operation,
proclama tions and
(2.) Where any Ordinance, or any part of an Ordinance, regulations. is repealed, all proclamations, orders, notices, rules, and regulations, issued or made in virtue thereof shall remain in force, so far as they are are not inconsistent with the provisions of the repealing Ordinance, and, unless the con- trary inteution appear, until they shall have been repealed or have been replaced by proclamatious, orders, notices, rules or regulations, as the case may be, issued or made under the provisions of the said repealing Ordinance.
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12. The repeal of any enactment shall not, unless the contrary intention appear ---
repeal
(a.) revive anything not in force or existing at the generally,
time at which the repeal takes effect; or
(b.) affect the previous operation of any enactment so repealed, or anything duly done or suffered under any enactment so repealed; or
(c.) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liabi- lity acquired, accrued, or incurred under any enget ment so repealed; or
(d.) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurved in respect of any offence committed against any enactment so repealed; or (.) affect any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or pun- ishment as aforesaid; and any such investiga- tion, legal proceeding, or remedy may instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be im- posed, as if the repealing Ordinance had not been passed.
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