No. 31 of 1911.
INTERPRETATION.
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INTERPRETATION.
No. 31 of 1911.
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Effect of repeal generally.
52 & 53 Vict.
c. 63,
s. 39 (2).
Repeal of Ordinances.
52 & 53 Vict.
c. 63,
s. 11 (1).
References
to re-enacted
provisions.
52 & 53 Vict.
c. 63,
s 38 (1).
proclamations, orders, notices, rules, regulations or forms, as the case may be, issued, made or prescribed under the provisions of the said repealing Ordinance.
12. The repeal of any enactment shall not, unless the contrary intention appears—--
(a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect; or
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(b) affect the previous operation of any enactment repealed, or anything duly done or suffered under any enactment so repealed; or
(c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any enactment so repealed; or
(d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any enactment so repealed; or
(e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Ordinance had not been passed:
Provided that, where the penalty, forfeiture or punishment imposed by the repealing Ordinance is heavier than that imposed by the repealed enactment, the provisions by which the lighter penalty, forfeiture or punishment is imposed shall, unless such repealing enactment otherwise provides, be applied if the court decides to inflict any punishment.
13. When any Ordinance which repeals in whole or in part any earlier Ordinance is itself repealed, such last repeal shall not be construed as reviving the enactment previously repealed, unless such revival be expressly enacted.
14. Where any Ordinance repeals and re-enacts, with or without modification, any provisions of a former Ordinance, references in any other Ordinance to the provisions so repealed shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as references to the provisions so re-enacted.
to re-enacted
15. Where any statute of the Imperial Parliament repeals References and re-enacts, with or without modification, any provisions of Acts of a former statute of the Imperial Parliament, references in any Parliament. Ordinance to the provisions so repealed shall, unless there is any provision in the repealing statute from which the contrary intention appears, be construed as references to the provisions so re-enacted.
16. Any Ordinance which amends, repeals or adds to the Operation
of amending provisions of a former Ordinance shall, unless the contrary Ordinances. intention appears, be read and construed as forming part of the Ordinance so affected.
17. Whenever any enactment is disallowed by His Majesty Disallow- such disallowance shall be notified by the Governor in the ance. Gazette; and from and after the date of such notification the enactment, and all proclamations, orders, notices, rules, regula- tions or other like documents made thereunder, shall cease to have effect:
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Provided always that the provisions of section 12 shall apply to such disallowance as if the words disallowance" and "disallowed " were read therein in lieu of the words " repeal and "
repealed "respectively; with this exception only, that any enactment repealed, modified or amended by any enactment disallowed, together with all proclamations, orders, notices, rules, regulations or other like documents made under such previous enactment, shall revive and continue in force in their original form as from the date of the said notification.
The expression "disallowance" shall include the signification of His Majesty's pleasure not to allow any Ordinance.
PART III.
General.
18. Every Ordinance shall be a public Ordinance, and shall Ordinances be judicially noticed as such, unless the contrary is expressly Ordinances. provided by the Ordinance.
As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1939.
to be public
52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 9.
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