340
20/085.3
Effect of
repeal of a repealing enactment.
od 1908841
d 20% 190*$ Effect of a
repealing Ordinance which substitutes new provisions.
General savings in
cases of repeal by past or future Ordinances.
29/01
Official definitions in past and future Ordinances.
No. 8.] THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG [AD.
Rules as to appeals.
Existing Rules of Construction.
9. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, repeals a repealing enactment, it shall not be construed as reviving any enactment previously repealed, unless words are added reviving that enactment.
10. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, repeals wholly or partially any former enactment and substitutes provisions for the enactment repealed, the repealed enactment shall remain in force until the substituted provisions come into operation.
11. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, repeals any other enactment, then, unless the contrary intention appears, the repeal shall not-
(1.) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect; or
(2.) affect the previous operation of any enactment so repealed or anything duly done or suffered under any enactment so repealed;
(3.) affect any right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued, or incurred under any enactment so repealed; or
(4.) affect any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any enactment so repealed;
(5.) affect any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment as aforesaid;
and any such investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued, or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture, or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Ordinance had been passed.
New Interpretations.
12. In this Ordinance and in every other Ordinance, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, the following expressions shall, unless the contrary intention appears, have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, namely,-
(1.) the expression "Secretary of State" shall mean one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State for the time being;
(2.) the expression "the Admiralty" shall mean the Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom for the time being or the Commissioners for the time being executing the Office of High Admiral of the United Kingdom.
340
20/085.3
Effect of
repeal of a repealing enactment.
od 1908841
d 20% 190*$ Effect of a
repealing Ordinance which sub-
stitutes new provisions.
General savings in
cases of repeal by past or future Ordinances.
29/01
Official definitions in past and future Ordinances.
No. 8.] ⠀ THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG [AD.
Reales as to appeals.
Existing Rules of Construction.
9. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after the comm ment of this Ordinance, repeals a repealing enactment, it shall no construed as reviving any enactment previously repealed, unless are added reviving that enactment.
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after
10: Where an Ordinance, whether passed before mencement of this Ordinance, repeals wholly or partially any form enactment and substitutes provisions for the enactment repealed, the pealed enactment shall remain in force until the substituted provisio come into operation..
11. Where an Ordinance, whether passed before or after the co mencement of this Ordinance, repeals any other enactment, then, und the contrary intention appears, the repeal shall not-
(1.) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which
repeal takes effect; or
(2.) affect the previous operation of any enactment so repealed or an thing duly done or suffered under any enactment so repealed (3.) affect any right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquire
accrued, or incurred under any enactment so repealed; or (4.) affect any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred in respec
offence committed against any enactment so repealed (5.) affect any investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy in respe of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeitur or punishment as aforesaid;
of
any
and any such investigation, legal proceeding, or remedy may instituted, continued, or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeitur punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Ordinance had been passed.
New Interpretations.
12. In this Ordinance and in every other Ordinance, whether pas before or after the commencement of this Ordinance, the follow expressions shall, unless the contrary intention appears, have meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, namely,-
(1.) the expressionSecretary of State" shall mean one of He
Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State for the time being; (2.) the expression "the Admiralty" shall mean the Lord Hig
Admiral of the United Kingdom for the time being Commissioners for the time being executing the Office High Admiral of the United Kingdom
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