Interpretation Ordinance 1958 (CI) (Cth)

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.