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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH APRIL, 1895.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 129.

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His Excellency the Governor has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of the QUEEN, to the following Ordinance passed by the Legislative Council:-

Ordinance No. 3 of 1895.—An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to declare the effect of Ordinances repealing others.

By Command,

'Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 26th March, 1895.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

No. 3 OF 1895.

An Ordinance enacted by the Governor of Hong- kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, to declare the effect of Ordinances repealing others.

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WILLIAM ROBINSON,

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Governor.

[26th March, 1895.]

expedient to shorten the language used in Ordinances. Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

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1. Whenever any Ordinance repealing either in whole or part a former Ordinance is itself repealed, such repeal shall not in the absence of any express provision to the contrary revive or be deemed to have revived the repealed Ordinance, or any part thereof, or any right, office, privilege, matter or thing not in force or existing when the repealing Ordinance comes into operation.

2. Whenever any Ordinance repeals in whole or part a former Ordinance and substitutes therefor some new pro- vision, such repeal shall not take effect until such substituted provision comes into operation.

3. Whenever any Ordinance repeals either in whole or part a former Ordinance, such repeal shall not in the absence of any express provision to the contrary affect or be deemed to have affected-

(a) The past operation of or any thing duly done or

suffered under the repealed Ordinance.

(b) Any offence committed, any right, liberty or penalty acquired or incurred under the repealed Ordinance.

(c) Any action, proceeding or thing pending or incompleted when the repealing Ordinance comes into operation; but every such action, proceeding or thing may be carried on and completed as if there had been no such repeal,

4. This Ordinance shall apply to Ordinances passed before as well as after the commencement of this Ordinance. Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 20th day of March, 1895.

ARATHOON SETH, Clerk of Councils.

Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 26th

day of March, 1895.

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.

Effect of repealing an Ordinance which itself repeals another.

See 13 & 14 Vict. Cap. 21,

sec. 5, and

Straits

Settlements Ord. No. I of 1888, sec. 4.]

Effect of a repealing Ordinance which substitutes new provi- sion.. [See 13 & 14 Vict. Cap. 21, sec. 6, and Straits Settlement Ord. No. 1 of 1888, sec. 4.] Matters not affected by repeal of Ordinance in the absence

express provision.

See Straits Settlements Ord. No. 1 of 1888, sec. 4.]

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