Computa tion of days.
Provision where no time pre- scribed.
Enact.
menta, when binding on the
Crowa.
Ordinances
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(12) In computing a period of days from the happening of an event or the doing of any act or thing the day in which the event happens or the act or thing is done and any general holiday shall be excluded.
(13) A prescribed act or thing shall, if no time is prescribed, be done with all convenient speed and as often as the prescribed occasion arises.
(14) No enactment shall be binding on the Crown unless it appears expressly or by necessary implication that the Crown shall be bound thereby.
PART II.
ENACTMENTS.
(Character-Citation-Reference--Commencement).
4. Every Ordinance shall be a public Ordinance, and shall
to be public be judicially noticed as such,
Ordinances.
[gf. 52 & 59 Vict. c.88, 6.9.)
Sections
to be sub- stantive onactment. 62 & 59 Vict. c.83, m.8.
Schedules,
5. Every section of an Ordinance shall have effect as a substantive enactment without introductory words.
6. Every Schedule to or Table in any Ordinance shall, together with any notes thereto, be construed and have effect as Ordinances, part of the Ordinance.
etc. to be part of
Citation
of and in enactments and re- ferencea thereto.
T. (1) When any enactment is referred to it shall be sufficient for all purposes to cite such enactment by the short Litle thereof : Provided that in the case of an Ordinance it shall be sufficient either to cite the same by the year in which it was 1.52 & 53 made and its number among the Ordinances of that year or, in Viet, 0.63,
.35.] the case of a revised edition of Ordinances issued under the
Ordinance
No. 20 of 14k.
Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance, 1948, by its short title or chapter number; and the reference may in all cases be made according to the copies of enactments printed by the Government Printer.
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ment
(2) A reference in an enactment to another includes a Reference reference to such last-mentioned enactment as the same may to cunct-- from time to time be amended and to any enactment substituted includes therefor.
reference to smend. ments and aubstituted amond- menta.
[g/ 52 & 53 Viet. 0.63, 8.38(1).]
number of
(3) A reference in any enactment to the number of a Reference line of any section or other part of an enactment means such line to the in the latest official copy printed by the Government Printer of a line. such enactment at the time of the passing, making or issue of the enactment containing the reference.
tion of
(4) In any enactment a description or citation of a Construe- portion of an enactment, including any imperial enactment
citation of applicable to Hong Kong, shall be construed as including the a portion word "section" or other part, mentioned or referred to as forming
enactment, the beginning and as forming the end of the portion comprised [f, 02 & 63 in the description or citation.
Vict. c.63, 5.35.)
of an
(5) (a) Where in any Ordinance there is a reference to Construc- a section, Part, Chapter or Schedule by number or letter only tion in an Ordinance and not in conjunction with the title or serial number of an of re. Ordinance, such reference shall be construed as a reference to farences to
section, the section, Part, Chapter or Schedule of that number or letter etc. contained in the Ordinance in which such reference occurs.
section of
(b) Where in any section of any Ordinance there Construc- is a reference to a subsection or paragraph by number or letter tion in a only and not in conjunction with the number of any section of referenco that or of any other Ordinance, such reference shall be construed to sub- as a reference to the subsection or paragraph of that number or and para- letter contained in the section in which such reference occurs,
grapha.
sections
(c) The provisions of this subsection shall apply Construc- mutalis mutandis to other enactments and to instruments issued tion to under or by virtue thereof.
apply to ather enactments,
B. (1) Any enactment, or instrument issued under or by Coming into virtue of any enactment which is expressed to come into operation operation of
on a particular day shall come into operation on the expiration ete
snactments, of the previous day.
[st. 62 & 53 Vict. c.89, ⚫.38.]