(Cap. 9).
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as they apply to foreign countries and judgments obtained in the superior courts of foreign countries; and upon the making of any such order under section 3, if the provisions of the Judgments (Facilities for Enforcement) Ordinance extends to such country in the British Commonwealth aforesaid. the provisions of that Ordinance shall cease to have effect in relation thereto :
Provided that-
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(a) the fact that a judgment was given in any such country in the British Commonwealth to which the provisions of the Judgments (Facilities for Enforcement) Ordinance applied before the coming into operation of such order made under section 3 shall not prevent such judgment from being a judgment to which the provisions of this Ordin- ance apply, but the time limited for the registration of such judgment so given shall be twelve months from the date of the judgment or such longer period as may be allowed by the Supreme Court; and
(b) any judgment registered in the Supreme Court under the provisions of the Judgments (Facilities for Enforcement) Ordinance before the coming into operation of such order made under section 3 shall be deemed to have been registered in that court under the provisions of this Ordinance and anything done in relation thereto under the pro- visions of the Judgments (Facilities for Enforce- ment) Ordinance or any rules of court or other provisions applicable thereto shall be deemed to have been done under the provisions of this Ordinance or corresponding rules of court or other provisions applicable thereto.".
Passed the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, this 8th day of February, 1961.
Depty Clerk of Councils.
(Secretariat GRS/3231/58)
HONG KONG
No. 8 OF 1961.
I assent.
Resu
Governor.
9th February, 1961,
An Ordinance to amend the Interpretation Ordinance, Chapter 1.
[10th February, 1961.J
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation (Amend- Sbort title. ment) Ordinance, 1961.
2. Section 4 of the Interpretation Ordinance (hereinafter referred to Amendment as the principal Ordinance) is amended by the addition after the word of section 4. "sucb" of the following—
"together with all regulations and other instruments made under any such Ordinance. Any such enactment purporting to be printed by the Government Printer shall, till the contrary is proved, be taken as being an authentic copy of such enact- ment as enacted together with all amendments made prior to the date of such printing".
[Cap. 1).