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Mode of

dealing with

omissions or

amcadmcoty

not

authorized

by sectiona 4 and 5.

Contents of

the revised edition.

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(p) to correct references to repealed Ordinances by replacing such references by references to the substituted Ordinances, for which purpose it is declared that an Ordinance is deemed to be substituted for another Ordinance where it is expressly stated in the subsequent Ordinance that it is so substituted, or where the subsequent Ordinance re-enacts with or without modification any provisions of a repealed Ordinance; (g) to make such formal alterations as to names, localities, depart- ments, offices and officers and otherwise as may be necessary to bring any Ordinances into conformity with the circum- stances of the Colony;

() to make such adaptations of or amendments to any Ordin- ances as may appear to be necessary or proper as a conse- quence of any change in the constitution of Her Majesty's dominions; and

(s) to do all things relating to form and method which appear to him to be necessary for the perfecting of the revised edition.

6. (1) If the commissioner considers it is desirable that in the preparation of the revised edition there should be omissions or amend- ments other than those authorized by sections 4 and 5, the same, although not in pari materia, may be combined in one or more Ordin-

ances.

(2) If such Ordinance or Ordinances are enacted prior to the effective date, then-

(a) the commissioner shall, in the preparation of the revised edition, give the like effect to such omissions or amendments as if they had been authorized by section 4 or 5; and (b) if as a result of any such omission or amendment any Ordin- ance or part thereof has been repealed or has expired or become spent or had its effect, such Ordinance or part shall be omitted from the revised edition.

7. (1) Subject to the provisions of section 4 and subsection (2) of section 6, the revised edition shall include all unrepealed Ordinances enacted before the Ist day of January, 1965, and may contain such Ordinances enacted after such date as the commissioner may think fit to include therein.

(2) Each Ordinance shall form a separate Chapter.

(3) The Chapter number or the number and year, whichever the commissioner considers appropriate, of the principal Ordinance and of each incorporated Ordinance and the number and year of each amending Ordinance shall be set out in the margin at the beginning of each Chapter.

(4) The commencement of each principal Ordinance shall be set out immediately below the long title.

8. The commissioner shall cause the revised edition of every Method of Ordinance to be published in the form of one or more separate book compling lets each of which shall contain-

(a) on the front page thereof the expressions-

(i) "Laws of Hong Kong"; and

(ii) "Revised Edition 1964, Printed and Published by the Government Printer, Hong Kong"; and

(b) at the top of every subsequent page of each such booklet the

expression “1964 Ed.".

the revised odicion.

9. (1) The commissioner shall cause the various booklets which Binding of have been compiled for the purposes of section 8 to be contained together in such number of volumes as he considers convenient.

booklets.

(2) A booklet shall be bound in such manner as will enable it to be easily removed from and replaced in a volume.

10. (1) The commissioner shall cause three complete sets of the booklets which have been compiled for the purposes of section & to be bound together in volumes in a permanent manner,

(2) The title page of each volume of booklets so bound shall be sealed with the Public Seal of the Colony and one copy of each volume shall be transmitted to the Colonial Secretary, one copy of each volume to the Attorney General and one copy of each volume to the Registrar of the Supreme Court, and shall be retained by them for record pur- poses.

Copies of revised edition

to be kept for record.

11. (1) The Governor may, by Proclamation, approve the revised Bringing of edition and order that the revised edition shall come into operation revised

edition into on such date as he may specify in such Proclamation.

(2) From the effective date the revised edition shall be deemed to be and shall be without any question whatsoever in all courts of justice and for all purposes whatsoever the sole and only proper laws of the Colony in respect of all Ordinances contained therein.

operation.

12. (1) The revised edition may also contain a reprint of such Comple- imperial enactments, treaties and conventions and such indices, notes mentary and references as the commissioner considers useful to include.

(2) When any imperial enactment, treaty or convention is re- printed in pursuance of subsection (1), the provisions of the imperial chactment, treaty or convention may be reproduced with such amend- ments as may have been made thereto, and where any imperial enact- ment, treaty or convention has been applied or extended to the Colony

matter in revised edition.