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Territory of Cocos (keeling) IslANDS

Interpretation Ordinance 1955
Ordinance No. 1 of 1955 as amended
made under the
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955
This compilation was prepared on 18 June 2004
taking into account amendments up to Ordinance No. 3 of 2004
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents
Page
Part I Preliminary
 1 Short title [see Note 1]
 4 Application of Ordinance
 4A Western Australian Acts
Part II Provisions applicable to Ordinances generally
 5 Interpretation
 6 Application of Acts Interpretation Act to Ordinances
 7 Numbering of Ordinances
 8 Citation of Acts and Ordinances
 8A References to Ordinances
 8B References to Acts
 9 Judicial notice to be taken of Ordinances etc
 10 Gazette to be evidence of certain matters
 11 Compliance with forms
 12 Standard time
 12A Offences under 2 or more laws
 13 Attempt to commit offence
 14 Civil rights not affected
 15 Regulations and rules
 16 Numbering of regulations and rules
 17 Power of Minister to delegate functions etc under Ordinances
Part III Provisions relating to Ordinances of the Colony of Singapore in their application as laws of the Territory
 18 Reference to certain expressions in laws of Singapore
 18A
 19 References in laws of Singapore
 19A Power to make regulations etc
 19B Notification and commencement of regulations etc
 19C Other powers and functions under laws of Singapore
 20 References to Singapore currency
 21 References to persons, places, matters and things in existing laws
 22 References to Ordinances of the Straits Settlements
 23 Citation of Ordinances of Colony of Singapore
 25 Discontinuance of adopted laws deemed to be a repeal
 26 References to Magistrates
The Schedule Ordinances repealed
Notes

An Ordinance for the Interpretation of Ordinances and for Shortening their Language
Part I Preliminary

1 Short title [see Note 1]
  This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation Ordinance 1955.
4 Application of Ordinance
 (1) Except where the contrary intention appears, this Ordinance applies to all Ordinances including this Ordinance.
 (2) This Ordinance binds the Crown.
 (3) Where an Ordinance confers upon a person or authority power to make, grant or issue an instrument (including regulations, rules or rules of court) then, unless the contrary intention appears, this Ordinance applies to and in relation to an instrument so made, granted or issued as if that instrument were an Ordinance.
4A Western Australian Acts
 (1) A reference in an Ordinance to the short title of a Western Australian Act, followed by "(W.A.)" or "(WA)" is a reference to the Act as in force in Western Australia.
 (2) A reference in an Ordinance to the short title of a Western Australian Act, followed by "(W.A.)(C.K.I.)" or "(WA)(CKI)" is a reference to the Act as in force