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10.—(1.) In all Ordinances there shall be  short Citation of 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 to.

(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 passed, 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 John 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 "."

(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 "line" in any section thereof, it shall be held to refer, 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 printed therein; 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repeals wholly or in Effect of part any former enactment and substitutes other provisions repeal on therefor, the repealed enactment shall remain in force until existing the substituted provisions come into operation.

proclama tions and

(2.) Where any Ordinance, or any part of an Ordinance, regulations. is repealed, all proclamatious, orders, notices, rules, and regulations, issued or made in virtue thereof shall remain in force, so far as they are are not inconsistent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 shall 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 Effect of 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

(e.) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liabi- lity acquired, accrued, or incurred under any cnactment so repealed; or

(d.) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any enactment so repealed; or (e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or pun- ishment as aforesaid; and any such investiga- tion, legal proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued or suforced, 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- ment imposed by the repealing Ordinance is heavier than that imposed by the repealed enactment, the provisions by which the lighter penalty, forfeiture or punishment is im-

repeal

generally.