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A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to amend and codify the law as to the Interpretation of Terms and as to Common Forms used in Ordinances,

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the “ Interpretation Short title, Ordinance, 1911 “.

2. This Ordinance shall apply to the Colony of Hong- Application kong and its dependencies, including the New Territories, of the Or muless it is otherwise expressed.

linance.

PART I

Of Ordinances Generally,

3. All Ordinances now in force or hereafter to be passed Application shall, exept as provided by section 4 of Ordinance No. 34 of sub-e- of 1910, extend to the New Territories muless it other- quent wise appear from express provision or by necessary im- plication.

Ordinances.

4. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply

Application

(a.) to this Ordinance and to all Ordinances here- of provisions

after to he passed, unless the contrary inten- of Ordin- tion appear;

ance.

(b) to Ordinances now in force unless otherwise

expressly herein provided.

5.-(1) Every Ordinance shall, unless otherwise pro- Commence- vided therein, come into operation on the day of its publi- ment of ention in the Gazette.

Ordinances and Acts of

(2.) Statutes of the Imperial Parliament extending Parliament to the Colony, which require any act to be done in in the the Colony, or forbid the commission of any act in the Colony, Colony, or impose any duty on or create any right in any person in the Colony, and which do not contain any ex- press provision for bringing them into operation in the Colony, shall come into operation on the day of a notifica- tion by the Governor to that effect in the Gazette.

6. This Ordinance shall come into operation by pro- Commrznee- clamation of the Governer, which shall not be issued until ment of this

Onlinunce. after the Legislative Comucil has authorised the use of the Now Edition of the Laws of Hongkong now in course of preparation,

7. The word “ • commencement ", when used with re- Definition of ference to any enactment, shall mean the day on which the "Commence- enactment comes into operation.

nient "

8. Where any enactment, or any proclamation, notice, Time of order, warrant, scheme, or letters pateût, made, granted, or commence. issued, under a power conferred by any enactment, or by ment. any competent authority, is expressed to come into opera- tion on a particular day, the same shall he construed as coming into operation on the expiration of the previous day,

9. Where the operation of any Ordinance is suspended Exercise of and confers power to make any appointment, to make, graut, statutory or issue any instrument, to give notice, to prescribe forms, powers

between or to do any other thing for the purpose of bringing the passing and Ordinance into operation, that power may be exercised commence- before the Ordinance comes into operation.

ment of

Ordinance.

21 short Citation of

10.-(1.) In all Ordinances there shall be title, and in all references to Ordinances in any enactment Ordinances,

or in any legal document it shall be sufficient, but not

essential, to mention the short title thereto, together with the number of the section referred 10.