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Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands

  Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time Ordinance 20061

I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Ordinance under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.
Dated 30 November 2006

  P. M. JEFFERY
  Governor‑General
  By His Excellency's Command

  JAMES ERIC LLOYD
  Minister for Local Government, Territories and Roads

Contents

 1 Name of Ordinance
 2 Commencement
 3 Definitions
 4 Legal time for a period other than daylight saving period
 5 Legal time for daylight saving period
 6 Reference to time

An Ordinance relating to standard time and daylight saving time

1 Name of Ordinance

  This Ordinance is the Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time Ordinance 2006.

2 Commencement

  This Ordinance commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Definitions

  In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears:
daylight saving period means a period fixed by the Minister by legislative instrument.
daylight saving time means the time declared by section 5 of this Ordinance to be legal time throughout the Territory for a daylight saving period.
prescribed meridian means the meridian of longitude 97.5˚ east of Greenwich, England.
standard time means the time declared by section 4 of this Ordinance to be legal time throughout the Territory for a period other than a daylight saving period.

4 Legal time for a period other than daylight saving period

  The mean time of the prescribed meridian is declared to be legal time throughout the Territory for a period other than a daylight saving period.

5 Legal time for daylight saving period

  The time that is one hour in advance of the mean time of the prescribed meridian is declared to be legal time throughout the Territory for a daylight saving period.

6 Reference to time

  A reference to time, wherever occurring, must be fixed as follows:
 (a) for a daylight saving period — by reference to daylight saving time;
 (b) for another period — by reference to standard time.

Note

1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.frli.gov.au.