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mutatis mutandis in the case of references to rules, regulations, appendices, by-laws, forms and other divisions or portions of Ordinances, where such references are made by number or letter only and not in conjunction with the titles or numbers of Ordinances or parts of Ordinances.
27. In the measurement of any distance for the purposes of any Ordinance, that distance shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be measured in a straight line on a horizontal plane.
28. (1) Whenever any expression of time occurs in any enactment or in any legal document, the time referred to shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be held to be standard 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, which is exactly eight hours in advance of Greenwich mean time.
(2) The expression "a.m." indicates the period between midnight and noon on the day succeeding; and the expression "p.m." 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 "sunset" or "sunrise", they shall be construed to relate to consecutive periods of time.
distances. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 34.
References to time.
29. Where any Ordinance authorizes or requires any document to be served by post, whether the expression "serve", "give" or "send" or any other expression is used, then unless the contrary intention appears, the service shall be deemed to be effected by properly addressing, prepaying 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 appears, writing, printing, lithography, photography, typewriting and every other mode of representing words or figures in a visible form; but in the case of a book "printing" shall not include writing or typewriting.
Nothing in this section shall be taken to apply to signatures.
INTERPRETATION.
No. 31 of 1911.
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mutatis mutandis in the case of references to rules, regulations, appendices, by-laws, forms and other divisions or portions of Ordinances, where such references are made by number or letter only and not in conjunction with the titles or numbers of Ordinances or parts of Ordinances.
27. In the measurement of any distance for the purposes of Measure- any Ordinance, that distance shall, unless the contrary intention ment of appears, be measured in a straight line on a horizontal plane.
28. (1) Whenever any expression of time occurs in any enactment or in any legal document, the time referred to shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be held to be standard time.
The expression "standard time" meahs standard time as used in the Colony: that is to say, the mean time of the 120th meridian east of Greenwich, which is exactly eight hours in advance of Greenwich mean time.
(2) The expression "a.m." indicates the period between midnight and noon on the day succeeding; and the expression "p.m." 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 "sunset" or "sunrise ", they shall be construed to relate to consecutive periods of time.
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distances. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63, s. 34.
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to time.
29. Where any Ordinance authorizes or requires any docu- Meaning of
service by ment to be served by post, whether the expression "serve" post. "give" or "send" or any other expression is used, then unless 52 & 53 Vict. the contrary intention appears, the service shall be deemed to be c. 63, s. 26. effected by properly addressing, prepaying 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 Meaning of printing shall include, unless the contrary intention appears, writing,
52 & 53 Vict. writing, printing, lithography, photography, typewriting and c. 63, s. 20. every other mode of representing words or figures in a visible
form; but in the case of a book "printing
writing or typewriting.
shall not include
Nothing in this section shall be taken to apply to signatures.
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