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24. Where any Ordinance confers a power or imposes a of provisions duty, then, unless the contrary intention appear, the power may be exercised and the duty shall be performed from time to time as occasion requires.
as to
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powers and duties.
Construction
23.-(1.) Where reference is made to any person of references by the term designating his office, such terin shall include to public the person for the time being executing the duties of such office, as well as such other person as may be appointed to perform any portion of such duties.
officers.
Construction
granting
powers to
(2.) Where any Ordinance confers a power or privilege, of provisions or imposes a duty on the holder of any office as such, then, unless the contrary intention appear, the power may be the hobler of exercised and the duty shall or may be performed, as the case may be, by the holder of the office for the time being, or by any person appointed to net in, or perform the duties of, the said office for the time being.
an office.
Proceedings
not abated
(3.) Any civil or criminal proceedings taken by any person in virtue of his office shall not be discontinued or by change in abated by his death, resignation, or removal from office, hat may be carried on by and in the name of the person appointed to perform the duties of the offer,
Construction
26.--(1.) Wher: reference is made in any euariment to of references the Dumbers of any series of sections of any enactment, or to other to any part of any enactment, the reference shall be held to be furlusive of the sections or words mentioned in the reference.
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(2.) When any particular number of days is series of days, for the doing of any act or for any other purpose, the same shall, unless the contrary intention appear, he reckoned exclusive of the fast and inclusive of the last day.
27. In the measurement of any distance for the purposes of disentures. of any Ordinanes that distance shall, unless the entrary intention appear, he measured in a straight line on a horizontal plane.
Meaning of servi e by
Meaning of writing.
28.--(1.) Whenever any expression of time occurs in any ennetment or in any legal document, the time actered to shall, unless the contrary intention appear, be held to he stamlard time.
The expression "standard time “ means standard time as used in the Colony, that is to say, the mean time of the 120th meridian East of Greenwich, and is exactly right hours in advance of Grownwich mean time.
(2.) The expression “a.tn." indicates the period between midnight and noon on the day succeeding; and the expres sion pan." indicates the period between noon and the midnight following ; and where in any enactment two such, expressions occur conjunctively in relation to any specified hours, or in conjunction with the words
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29. Where any Ordinance authorises or requires any pacument to be served by post, whether the expression ** serve or "give", or send", or any other expression is used, then, unless the contrary intention appear, the service shall be deemed to be effected by properly address- ing, pre-paying, and posting a letter containing the document, and, unless the contrary is proved, to have been effected at the time at which the letter would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.
30. In any enactment expressions referring to writing or printing shall include, unless the contrary intention appear, writing, printing, lithography, photography, type- writing, and every other mode of representing words or figures in a visible form, but in the case of a book print- ing" shall not include writing or type-writing.
Nothing in this section shall be taken to apply to signa-
Inres.
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