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Territory of Christmas Island

Interpretation Ordinance 1958

Ordinance No. 1 of 1958 as amended

made under the

Christmas Island Act 1958

This compilation was prepared on 18 June 2004
taking into account amendments up to Ordinance No. 3 of 2004

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Contents

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
 6B References to the Administrator
 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 Proof of Gazette etc
 11 Compliance with forms
 12 Offences under 2 or more laws
 13 Attempt to commit offence
 14 Civil rights not affected
 15 Regulations
 16 Numbering of regulations

Part III Provisions relating to laws continued in force by the Act or adopted as laws of the Territory

 18 References to expression in certain laws
 19 References in continued or adopted laws
 20 Power to make regulations etc
 21 Powers and functions under continued laws etc
 22 Notification and commencement of regulations etc
 23 References to Singapore currency
 24 References to persons, places, matters and things in existing laws
 25 Citation of Ordinances of Colony of Singapore
 26 References to Ordinances of Colony of Singapore
 27 Discontinuance of adopted laws deemed to be a repeal

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 1958.

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.I.)" or "(WA)(CI)" is a reference to the Act as in force in the Territory in accordance with section 8A