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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 25, 1911.
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10.- (1.) In all Ordinances there shall be short Citation of Ordinances. title, and in all references to Ordinances in any enactment or in any legal doenment it shall be sufficient, but not essential, to mention the short title thereto, together with the number of the section referred to.
Effect of repeal on existing proclama- tions and regulations.
Effect of repeat generally.
(2.) Where however the short title is not used, it shall be lawful to indicate any Ordinance referred to as aforesaid by the serial number of the year in which it was passel, together with such year, and the number of the section referred to, as the same appear in the copy deposited in the Registry of the Supreme Court.
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(3.) In the case of Ordinances included in Sir Joha Carrington's "Revised Edition of the Laws of Hongkong the numbers both of the year and the section shall be those given to them respectively in the said Revised Edition in so far as they are perpetuated in the New Edition" of such Revised Laws" presently to be published, but the reference shall be taken to be to the New Edition”.
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(4.) Where such reference includes the description or citation of a portion of another Ordinance it shall, unless the contrary intention appear, be construed as including the word, section, or other part mentioned or referred to as forming the beginning and as forming the end of the portion comprised in the description or citation.
(5.) Where the reference to any Ordinance is to any 'Tine" in any section thereof, it shall be held to refe, in the case of Ordinances included in the New Edition of the Revised Laws of Hongkong presently to be published, to the line of such section as printeliber-in; and in the case of Ordinances, hereafter to be passed, not included in the “New Edition", to the line of such section as printed in the copy deposited in the Registry of the Supreme Court.
PART II
Of Repeals.
11.--(1.) Where any Ordinance repeals wholly or in part any former enactment and substitutes other provisions therefor, the repealed enactment shall remain in force until the substituted provisions come into operation.
(2.) Where any Ordinance, or any part of an Ordinance, is repealed, all proclamations, orders, notices, rules, and regulations, issued or made in virtue thereof shall remain in force, so far as they are are not inconsistent with the provisions of the repealing Ordinance, and, unless the con- trary intention appear, until they shali have been repealed or have been replaced by proclamations, orders, notices, rules or regulations, as the case may be, issued or made under the provisions of the said repealing Ordinance.
12. The repeal of any enactment shall not, unless the contrary intention appear-
(a.) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect ; or
(b.) affect the previous operation of any enactment so repealed, or anything duly done or suffered under any enactment so repealed; or
(c.) affect any right, privilege, obligation for liabi- lity acquired, accrued, or incurred wider any enactment so repealed ; or
(d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect o F any offence committed against any enactment so repealed; or (r.) affect any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or pin- ishment as aforesaid; en 14 any such investiga- tion, legal proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be im- posed, as if the repealing Ordinance had not been passed.
Provided that where the penalty, forfeiture, or punish- nent imposed by the repealing Ordinance is heavier than that imposed by the repealed enactment, the provisions by wLieb ile lighter penulty, forfeiture of punishment is im-
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