Section
1. Short title
2. Application
CHAPTER 1.
INTERPRETATION ORDINANCE.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS.
Part I—GENERAL PROVISIONS OF
INTERPRETATION.
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3.
(1) Interpretation of certain words and expressions (2) Interpretation of "British Colony" in future enactments
and revised edition
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(3) Definition to apply to grammatical variations and
cognate expressions
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(4) Reference to Government property
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(5) Provisions for gender and number
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(6) Meaning of service by post
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(7) Provision for Chinese terms
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(8) Reference to time
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(9) The Sovereign
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(10) Reference to an officer and change of title
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(11) Expressions denoting distance
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(12) Computation of days
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(13) Provision where no time prescribed
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(14) Enactments, when binding on the Crown
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Part II—ENACTMENTS.
(Character — Citation — Reference — Commencement.)
JBSC
4. Ordinances to be public Ordinances
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5. Sections to be substantive enactments
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6.
Schedules, etc. to be part of Ordinances
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7.
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(1) Citation of and in enactments and references thereto (2) Amendments
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(3) Reference to the number of a line
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(4) Construction of citation of a portion of an enactment (5) (a) Construction in an Ordinance of references to
sections, etc.
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(b) Construction in a section of reference to sub-
sections and paragraphs
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(c) Construction to apply to other enactments
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8. Coming into operation of enactments, etc.
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Part III.—REPEAL, AMENDMENT AND
DISALLOWANCE.
9. Repeal and substitution, effect thereof
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10. Effect of repeal generally
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11. Repeal of Ordinances
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13.
12. Enactment and amending enactment to be read as one, etc.
Disallowance
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