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10. In all Ordinances there shall be “a short title" and Ordinances. mud in all references to Ordinances in any other enactment or in any legal document it shall be sufficient, but not ssential, to mention the "short title" thereto, together with the number of the scetion referred to.

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Where however the "short title " is not used, it shall be § 24 (1) lawful to indicate any Ordinance referred to as aforesaid with new by the serial number of the year in which it was passed, together with such year, and the number of section referred 19, as renumbered in Sir John Carrington's Revised Edition of the Laws of Hongkong, and in the New Edition of such Revised Laws hereafter to be published after such New Edition has been declared by the Commeil to be the only authorised version of the Laws of Hongkong,

Where such reference includes the description or citation of a portion of another Ordinance it shall, unless the con- trary intention appear, be construed as including the word, article, or other part mentioned or referred to as forming the beginning and as forming the end of the portion com- prised in the description or citation,

PART II.

Efeet of repeal n existing preclaim tions and regalations

Evet ol repeal generally.

Repeal of

Ordinances.

References to re-enacted provisions.

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 Where any Ordinance repeals wholly or in part any former enactment and substitutes other provisions therefor, the repealed enactment shall remain in force until the substituted provisions come into operation.

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(2.) Where any Ordinance, or any part of an Ordinance, New. M. 10. is repealed, all proclamations, orders, notices, rules, and regulations, issued or made in virine thereof shall remain in force, so far as they are are not inconsistent with the provisions of the repealing Ordinance, and unless the con- trary intention appear, until they shall have been repealed or replaced by proclamatious, orders, notices, rules or regulations, as the case may be, issued or made under the provisions of the said repealing Ordinance.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 § 11. contrary 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or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect; ; or (b.) affect the previous operation of any enactment so repealed, or anything duly done or suffered under any enactment so repealed; or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 or liabi- lity 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) affeer any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or pin- ishment as aforesaid;

and any such investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may he imposel, as if the repealing Ordinance had not been passed.

Provided that where the penalty, forfeiture or punish- New. M. 11. ment imposed by the repealed Ordinance is heavier than that imposed by the repealing enactment, the lighter punishment may be inflicted 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

$9. repeal shall not be construed as reviving the enactment previously repealed, unless such revival be expressly

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14. Where any Ordinance repeals and re-enaets, with or without modification, any provisions of a former Ordin- ance, references in any other Ordinance to the provisions so repealed, shall, unless the contrary intention appear, be construed as references to the provisions so re-enacted.

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