Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time Ordinance 2006 (CKI) (Cth)

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.