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22. References to the Sovereign reigning at the time of References the passing of any Ordinance, or to the Crown, shall, unless to the the contrary intention appear, he construed as references to Sovereign. the Sovereign for the time being, and it stail not be neces- sary to refer to or include the Sovereign's Heirs and Successors.

23. No Ordinance shall be binding on the Crown, or Ordinances shall in any manner affect the rights of the Crown, less not binding it is so provided in express terms.

This Ordinance shall be binding on the Crown.

on Crown unless expressed.

24. Where any Ordinance confers a power or imposes a Construction duty, then, unless the contrary intention appear, the power of provisions may be exercised and the duty shall be performed from as to time to time as occasion requires,

exercise of powers and duties.

25.-(1.) Where reference is mule To Ry person Construction by the term designating his office, such term shall include of references the person for the time being executing the duties of such to public office, as well as such other person as may be appointed to officers. perform any portion of such duties.

powers to

(2.) Where any Ordinance confers a power or privilege, Construction or imposes a duty on the holder of any office as such, then, of provisions unless the contrary intention' appear, the power may be granting oxercised and the duty shall or may be performed, as the the holder of case may be, by the holder of the office for the time being, an office. or by any person appointed to act in, or perform the duties of, the said office for the time being.

(3.) Any civil or criminal proceedings taken by any Provedings person in virine of his office shall not be disentinned or not abated abated by his death, resignation, or removal from office, by change in It may be carried on by and in the name of the person appointed to perform the duties of the office.

office.

26. (1.) Where reference is made in any enactment to Construction the numbers of any series of sections of any enactment, or of references to any part of any enactment, the reference shall be held to other to be inclusive of the sections or words mentioned in the reference.

enactments;

(2.) When any particular number of days is prescribed and to a for the doing of auy act or for any other purpose, the same series of days. shall, unless the contrary intention appear, be reckoned exclusive of the first and inclusive of the last day,

27. In the measurement of any distance for the purposes Measurement of any Ordinance that distance shall, unless the contrary of distaners, intention appear, be measured in a straight line on a horizontal plane.

28.--(1.) Whenever any expression of time occurs in any References to enactment or in any legal document, the time referred to time. shall, unless the contrary intention appear, 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, and is exactly eight hours in advance of Greenwich mean time.

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(2.) The expression a.m." indicates the period between midnight and noon on the day succeeding; and the expres- sion p.m." indicates the period between moon and the midnight following; and where in any enactment two guch expressions occur conjunctively in relation to any specified hours, or in conjunction with the words

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sunrise", they shall he construed to relate to consecutive periods of time.

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29. Where any Ordinance authorises or requires any Meaning of document to be served by post, whether the expression service by 46 serve or "give "send", or any other expression post. is used, then, unless the contrary intention appear, the service shall be deemed to be effected by properly address- ing, pre-paying, 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.