# Laws (Loose-leaf Publication) Ordinance 1990

Date of Commencement: 13 July 1990 (Except section 6) (s. 20(2)(a) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1)) Adaptation of law: See L.N. 362 of 1997 and 39 of 1999 for changes after the handover of Hong Kong Date of Repeal: Not yet repealed (L.N. X of 20XX) The uncommenced section 6 is repealed by section 26 of the Legislation Publication Ordinance (Cap 614) with effect from 30 June 2011. To be repealed by the Legislation Publication Ordinance.
* A verified copy of this enactment exists on Hong Kong e-Legislation since 24 February 2017.
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HONG KONG
Ordiance No. 51 of 1990
* L.S.
I assent. David WILSON, Governor 12 July 1990
An Ordinance to provide for the publication of an edition in loose-leaf form of the Laws of Hong Kong.
[13 July 1990]
Enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof.
1. Short title and commencement
(1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Laws (Loose-leaf Publication) Ordinance 1990.
(2) Section 6 shall come into operation on a day to be appointed by the Governor by notice in the Gazette.
2. Publication of Ordinances, etc. in a loose-leaf edition
(1) The Attorney General may cause to be published any Ordinance or other legislation which applies in Hong Kong in an edition in loose-leaf form (the “loose-leaf edition” (活頁版)) and may from time to time cause to be published new or replacement pages for the loose-leaf edition to keep it correct and up to date.
(2) The Attorney General may in the loose-leaf edition—
    (a) arrange the grouping and sequence of legislation;
    (b) give a chapter number to each Ordinance, alter the short title or citation thereof and alter accordingly any provision of any Ordinance in which such short title or citation appears; and
    (c) omit any enacting, expired or spent provision from any Ordinance.
(3) The Attorney General may cause to be published any Ordinance, as published in the loose-leaf edition, in the form of a separate booklet.
(4) The Attorney General may include in the loose-leaf edition and in any booklet such notes, indexes and other information as he considers useful.
(5) In the loose-leaf edition and in every booklet each page shall include the statement “Authorized Loose-leaf Edition, Printed and Published by the Government Printer, Hong Kong”.
​(6) Material included in the loose-leaf edition or in a booklet pursuant to subsection (4) and the statement included therein as required by subsection (5) are not part of any Ordinance or other legislation.
(7) Where under subsection (2)(b) a short title or citation is altered, each Ordinance affected is thereby amended accordingly.
3. Status of loose-leaf and booklets
Where any provision of an Ordinance appears in a page or booklet which purports to be published under the authority of the Government of Hong Kong pursuant to this Ordinance, then unless the contrary is proved—
    (a) the page or booklet shall be deemed to be so published; and
    (b) the provision as so appearing shall be deemed to be correct.
Transitional and Consequential Amendments
Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance
4. Copies of Ordinances, etc. in Gazette
Section 98(1) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) is amended by repealing “or purporting to be printed by the Government Printer” and “or printing”.
5. Rectification of errors
Section 98A(1) is amended by repealing “, not being an Ordinance contained in a booklet prepared under the authority of the Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance 1965.” and substituting “printed or published pursuant to this Ordinance.”.
6. Reprint of Ordinances
Section 99 is repealed.
Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance 1965
7. Section added
The Revised Edition of the Laws Ordinance 1965 (53 of 1965) is amended by adding after section 20— ​
    “21. Application
    (1) Section 13 shall, after this section comes into operation, be read as though the references therein to “every year” were references to “1990”.
    (2) Section 13(2) does not apply in respect of any amendment enacted or coming into operation after 31 December 1989.”.
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According to Section 3 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1), the term "ordinance" also includes any subsidiary legislation made under any ordinances of Hong Kong that does not contravene with the Hong Kong Basic Law.
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