Sessional_Paper_1911 — Page 78

Short title.

Application

of the Or- <linance.

Application of subse- quent

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A BILL

ENTITLED

No. 8-[12.6.11.-4.]

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 bo cited as the “ Interpretation Ordinance, 1911 ",

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

PART I

Of Ordinances Generally.

3. All Ordinances now in force or hereafter to be passed shall, except as provided by section 4 of Ordinance Ño. 34 of 1910, extend to the New Territories unless it other-

Ordinances. wise appear from express provision or by necessary im-

Application of provisions of ordin-

ance.

Commence-

ment of Ordinances and Acis of Parliament in the Colony.

Commence- ment of this Ordinance.

Definition of

plication.

4. The provisions of this Ordinance shall apply

(4.) to this Ordinance and to all Urdinances here- after to be passed, unless the contrary inten- tion appear;

(5.) to Ordinances now in force unless otherwise

expressly bercin provided.

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

(2.) Statutes of the Imperial Parliament extending to the Colony, which require any act to be done in the Colony, or forbid the commission of any act in the 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- clamation of the Governor, which shall not be issued until after the Legisla ive Council has authorised the use of the New Edition of the Laws of Hongkong now in course of preparation.

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7. The word commencement when used with re- "Commence- ference to any enactment, shall mean the day on which the

enactment comes into operation.

ment "

Time of

comnience- went.

Exercice of statutory powers between passing ant

commence- ment of

Ordinance.

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

9. Where the operation of any Ordinance is suspended and confers power to make any appointment, to make, grant, or issue any instrument, to give notice, to prescribe forms, or to do any other thing for the purpose of bringing the Ordinance into operation, that power may be exercised before the Ordinance comes into operation.