STATUTE LAWS (REVISED EDITION) ORDINANCE, 1900
Title
STATUTE LAWS (REVISED EDITION) ORDINANCE, 1900
Description
ORDINANCE NO. 12 OF 1900.
Statute Laws (Revised Edition)
AN ORDINANCE to make provision for the preparation and
publication of a new and revised edition of the statute
laws of the colony. [29th december, 1900]
WHEREAS it would be for the public advantage that a new and
revised edition of the statuate laws of this colony should be
prepared and published without delay; and whereas it is expedient that
a commissorner should be appointed and other proceedings should be
taken as hereinafter mentioned for this purpose:
BE it therefore enacted by the governor of hongkong, with the advice
and consent of the legislative council thereof, as follows:- 1 this ordinance may be cited as the statute laws (revised edition)
ordinance, 1900.
2 in this ordinance-
'ordinance' includes any order of the queen-in-council and any
proclamation or other instrument respectively recognized as having
the force of law in this colony:
'the new edition' menas the new and revised edition of the
statute laws of the colony to be prepared under the authority of
this ordinance.
3(1) his honour sir john worrel carrington, knight, C.M.G.,
chief justice of the colony, is hereby appointed a commissioner for the
purpose of preparing a new and revised edition of the statute laws of
this colony, and making arrangement, subject to the approval of the
governor, for the printing and publication thereof.
(2) in case the said sir john worrell carrington is unable from any
cause to fully discharge his commission under this ordinance, the governor
persons to be a commissioner or commissioners in his stead.
(3) if in such case more commissioners than one are appointed, the
term 'the commissioner' as hereinafter used shall apply to such commissioners.
4 the commissioner shall be furnished with stationery and celerical
assistance.
5 in the prepartion of the new edition the commissioner shall have
the following powers; that is to say,-
(1) to omit-
(a) all ordinances or parts of ordinances which have been expressly
or specifically rpealed, or which ahve expired, or have
become spent, or have had their effect;
(b) all repealing enactments contained in ordinances, and also
all tables or lists of repealed enactments, whether contained in
schedules or otherwise;
(c) all preambles to ordinances, where such omission can, in the
opinion of the commissioner, be conveniently made;
(d) all introducatory words of enactment in any section of an
ordinance where such ordinance consists of more sections than
one, and where such omission can, in the opinion of the commissioner,
be conveniently made;
(e) all enactments prescribing the date when an ordinance or part
of an ordinance is to come into force, where such omission can,
in the opinion of the commissioner, be conveniently made; and (f) all amending ordinances or parts of ordinance where the
amendments effected by such ordinances or parts of ordinances
have been embodied by the commissioner in the ordinances to
which they relate;
(2) to consolidate into one ordinance any 2 or more ordinances
in pari materia, making the alterations thereby rendered necessary
in the consolidated ordinance, and affixing such date thereto as
may seem most convenient;
(3) to alter the order of sections in any ordinance, and, in all cases
where it is necessary to do so, to re-number the sections of any
ordinance;
(4) to alter the form or arrangement of any section of an ordinance,
either by combining it in whole or in part with another section or
other sections or by dividing it into 2 or more sub-sections;
(5) to divide any ordinance, whether consolidated or not, into parts
or other divisions;
(6) to add a short title to any ordinance which may require it, and,
if necessary, to alter the short title of any ordinance;
(7) to correct any typographical error in an ordinance or any error
in an ordinance arising from an accidental slip or omission; and
necessary for the perfecting of the new edition.
6 there shall be attached to each ordinance contained in the new
edition a number showing its place among the ordinances of the year
to which it belongs.
7(1) the powers conferred upon the commissioner in section 5
shall not be taken to imply any power in him to make any alteration
or amendment in the matter or substance of any ordinance or part of
an ordinance.
(2) subject to the provisions of sub-section(4) of this section, in
every case where any such alteration or amendment is in the opinion of
the commissioner, desirable, the commissioner shall draft a bill setting
forth such alterations and amendments and authorizing them to be made
in the new edition, and every such bill shall, subject to the sanction
of the governor, be submitted to the legislative council and be dealt
with in the ordinary way.
(3) any such bill may have reference to more ordinances than one,
although such ordinances may not be in pari materia.
(4) in any case where an ordinance, whether consolidated or not,
requires such considerable alterations and amendments as to involve its
entire recasting, the commissioner shall draft a bill accordingly, and
such bill shall be submitted to the legislative council and be dealt with
in the ordinary way. 8 the commissioner shall prepare and cause to be printed together
in a separate volume a chronological table of all the statute laws of
the colony, including those not in force, and a full and complete index
to the ordinances contained in the new edition.
9(1) the commissioner shall, with the approval of the governor,
make such arrangements as may be necessary for the printing and
binding of the new edition.
(2) the governor shall give such directions as he may think fit with
respect to the number of copies to be printed and the manner in which
they shall be bound.
10(1) on the completion of the printing and binding of the copies
of the new edition, the governor shall cause each of the said copies to be
impressed on the title-page thereof with the seal of the colony.
(2) on some convenient day thereafter the new edition shall be laid
before the legislatvie council for approval.
(3) such approval, if given, shall be notified by proclamation of the
governor to be published in the gazette.
11 from and after the date of such proclamation, the new edition
shall be deemed to be, and shall be, without any question, in all courts
of justice and for all other purposes whatsoever, the sole and only
proper statute book of this colony, up to hte date of the latest of the
ordinances contained therein: provided that nothing in this section
shall affect the operation of any ordinance which may be passed, before
such approval by the legislative council, for the repeal, alteration, or
amendment of any earlier ordinance after such ordinance has been
already printed in the new edition.
12 where, in any enactment or in any document of whatever kind,
reference is made to an eanctment replead or otherwise affected by or
under the operation of this ordinance, such reference shall, where
necessary and practicable, be deemed to extend and apply to the corresponding
enactment in the new edition.
13(1) copies of the new edition shall be distributed amongst such
poersons, officers, and departments as the governor may direct.
(2) such number of copies and at such price as the governor may
direct shall be offered for sale to the general public.
14 the expenses of carrying out the provisions of this ordinance
shall be paid from such moneys as may be provided by the legislative
council for that purpose. A.D. 1900. Ordinance No. 36 of 1900. Short title. Interpretation of terms. Appointment of Commissioner for preparation of new edition of Statute Laws. Providing of stationery, etc. Powers of revision as to form of enactments vested in Commissioner. Numbering of Ordinances. Mode of dealing with alterations of substance. Chronological table and index to new edition. Printing, etc., of new edition. Bringing into force of new edition. Validity and operation of new edition. Construction of reference to repealed, etc., enactment. Disposal of copies of new edition. Payment of expenses.
Statute Laws (Revised Edition)
AN ORDINANCE to make provision for the preparation and
publication of a new and revised edition of the statute
laws of the colony. [29th december, 1900]
WHEREAS it would be for the public advantage that a new and
revised edition of the statuate laws of this colony should be
prepared and published without delay; and whereas it is expedient that
a commissorner should be appointed and other proceedings should be
taken as hereinafter mentioned for this purpose:
BE it therefore enacted by the governor of hongkong, with the advice
and consent of the legislative council thereof, as follows:- 1 this ordinance may be cited as the statute laws (revised edition)
ordinance, 1900.
2 in this ordinance-
'ordinance' includes any order of the queen-in-council and any
proclamation or other instrument respectively recognized as having
the force of law in this colony:
'the new edition' menas the new and revised edition of the
statute laws of the colony to be prepared under the authority of
this ordinance.
3(1) his honour sir john worrel carrington, knight, C.M.G.,
chief justice of the colony, is hereby appointed a commissioner for the
purpose of preparing a new and revised edition of the statute laws of
this colony, and making arrangement, subject to the approval of the
governor, for the printing and publication thereof.
(2) in case the said sir john worrell carrington is unable from any
cause to fully discharge his commission under this ordinance, the governor
persons to be a commissioner or commissioners in his stead.
(3) if in such case more commissioners than one are appointed, the
term 'the commissioner' as hereinafter used shall apply to such commissioners.
4 the commissioner shall be furnished with stationery and celerical
assistance.
5 in the prepartion of the new edition the commissioner shall have
the following powers; that is to say,-
(1) to omit-
(a) all ordinances or parts of ordinances which have been expressly
or specifically rpealed, or which ahve expired, or have
become spent, or have had their effect;
(b) all repealing enactments contained in ordinances, and also
all tables or lists of repealed enactments, whether contained in
schedules or otherwise;
(c) all preambles to ordinances, where such omission can, in the
opinion of the commissioner, be conveniently made;
(d) all introducatory words of enactment in any section of an
ordinance where such ordinance consists of more sections than
one, and where such omission can, in the opinion of the commissioner,
be conveniently made;
(e) all enactments prescribing the date when an ordinance or part
of an ordinance is to come into force, where such omission can,
in the opinion of the commissioner, be conveniently made; and (f) all amending ordinances or parts of ordinance where the
amendments effected by such ordinances or parts of ordinances
have been embodied by the commissioner in the ordinances to
which they relate;
(2) to consolidate into one ordinance any 2 or more ordinances
in pari materia, making the alterations thereby rendered necessary
in the consolidated ordinance, and affixing such date thereto as
may seem most convenient;
(3) to alter the order of sections in any ordinance, and, in all cases
where it is necessary to do so, to re-number the sections of any
ordinance;
(4) to alter the form or arrangement of any section of an ordinance,
either by combining it in whole or in part with another section or
other sections or by dividing it into 2 or more sub-sections;
(5) to divide any ordinance, whether consolidated or not, into parts
or other divisions;
(6) to add a short title to any ordinance which may require it, and,
if necessary, to alter the short title of any ordinance;
(7) to correct any typographical error in an ordinance or any error
in an ordinance arising from an accidental slip or omission; and
necessary for the perfecting of the new edition.
6 there shall be attached to each ordinance contained in the new
edition a number showing its place among the ordinances of the year
to which it belongs.
7(1) the powers conferred upon the commissioner in section 5
shall not be taken to imply any power in him to make any alteration
or amendment in the matter or substance of any ordinance or part of
an ordinance.
(2) subject to the provisions of sub-section(4) of this section, in
every case where any such alteration or amendment is in the opinion of
the commissioner, desirable, the commissioner shall draft a bill setting
forth such alterations and amendments and authorizing them to be made
in the new edition, and every such bill shall, subject to the sanction
of the governor, be submitted to the legislative council and be dealt
with in the ordinary way.
(3) any such bill may have reference to more ordinances than one,
although such ordinances may not be in pari materia.
(4) in any case where an ordinance, whether consolidated or not,
requires such considerable alterations and amendments as to involve its
entire recasting, the commissioner shall draft a bill accordingly, and
such bill shall be submitted to the legislative council and be dealt with
in the ordinary way. 8 the commissioner shall prepare and cause to be printed together
in a separate volume a chronological table of all the statute laws of
the colony, including those not in force, and a full and complete index
to the ordinances contained in the new edition.
9(1) the commissioner shall, with the approval of the governor,
make such arrangements as may be necessary for the printing and
binding of the new edition.
(2) the governor shall give such directions as he may think fit with
respect to the number of copies to be printed and the manner in which
they shall be bound.
10(1) on the completion of the printing and binding of the copies
of the new edition, the governor shall cause each of the said copies to be
impressed on the title-page thereof with the seal of the colony.
(2) on some convenient day thereafter the new edition shall be laid
before the legislatvie council for approval.
(3) such approval, if given, shall be notified by proclamation of the
governor to be published in the gazette.
11 from and after the date of such proclamation, the new edition
shall be deemed to be, and shall be, without any question, in all courts
of justice and for all other purposes whatsoever, the sole and only
proper statute book of this colony, up to hte date of the latest of the
ordinances contained therein: provided that nothing in this section
shall affect the operation of any ordinance which may be passed, before
such approval by the legislative council, for the repeal, alteration, or
amendment of any earlier ordinance after such ordinance has been
already printed in the new edition.
12 where, in any enactment or in any document of whatever kind,
reference is made to an eanctment replead or otherwise affected by or
under the operation of this ordinance, such reference shall, where
necessary and practicable, be deemed to extend and apply to the corresponding
enactment in the new edition.
13(1) copies of the new edition shall be distributed amongst such
poersons, officers, and departments as the governor may direct.
(2) such number of copies and at such price as the governor may
direct shall be offered for sale to the general public.
14 the expenses of carrying out the provisions of this ordinance
shall be paid from such moneys as may be provided by the legislative
council for that purpose. A.D. 1900. Ordinance No. 36 of 1900. Short title. Interpretation of terms. Appointment of Commissioner for preparation of new edition of Statute Laws. Providing of stationery, etc. Powers of revision as to form of enactments vested in Commissioner. Numbering of Ordinances. Mode of dealing with alterations of substance. Chronological table and index to new edition. Printing, etc., of new edition. Bringing into force of new edition. Validity and operation of new edition. Construction of reference to repealed, etc., enactment. Disposal of copies of new edition. Payment of expenses.
Abstract
A.D. 1900. Ordinance No. 36 of 1900. Short title. Interpretation of terms. Appointment of Commissioner for preparation of new edition of Statute Laws. Providing of stationery, etc. Powers of revision as to form of enactments vested in Commissioner. Numbering of Ordinances. Mode of dealing with alterations of substance. Chronological table and index to new edition. Printing, etc., of new edition. Bringing into force of new edition. Validity and operation of new edition. Construction of reference to repealed, etc., enactment. Disposal of copies of new edition. Payment of expenses.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/737
Edition
1901
Volume
v2
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 12 of 1900
Number of Pages
4
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“STATUTE LAWS (REVISED EDITION) ORDINANCE, 1900,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed November 16, 2024, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/737.
