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Interpretation and General Clauses
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Section
CHAPTER 1
INTERPRETATION AND GENERAL CLAUSES
ORDINANCE
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
1.
Short title
2.
Application
PART I
SHORT TITLE AND APPLICATION
PART II
INTERPRETATION OF WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
3.
Interpretation of words and expressions
4.
Definition of "Commonwealth”
5.
Grammatical variations and cognate expressions
6.
References to Government property
7.
Provisions for gender and number
8.
Service by post
9.
Chinese words and expressions
10.
References to pounds sterling
PART IIA
GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO LAWS IN BOTH OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
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10A.
Application of Part IIA
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10B.
Construction of Ordinances in both official languages
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10C.
Expressions of English law
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10D.
Name of statutory body corporate
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10E.
Words etc. in the official languages may be declared as equivalents
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PART III
GENERAL PROVISIONS AS TO ORDINANCES
11.
Ordinance to be public Ordinance
17
12.
Sections and schedules
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