Interpretation Ordinance 1955 (CKI) (Cth)

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Singapore 25 Discontinuance of adopted laws deemed to be a repeal 26 References to Magistrates The Schedule Ordinances repealed Notes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