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1 i ~ CAP. 1. CYPRUS 8.INTERPRET A TION CHAPTER 1 OF THE LA WS 1959 EDITION 8 PRINTED BY C. F. ROWORTH LIMITED, 54, GRAFTON WAV, LONDON, W.1. (Appointed by Govenment Cypus Govenment Pintes this Edition Laws within meing Evidence (Colonial Statutes) Act, 1907.) 1959

2 INTERPRETATION. [CAP i --~..-, -" CHAPTER ý. INTERPRETATION. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. 8 Section Page 1 Shitle 2 2 Intepetation cetain wds dexpessions..2 3 Laws to be public Laws, 8 4 Sections to be subsive enactments 8 5 Citation Laws 8 6 Time when Law public instument comes into opeation..9 7 Commencement legislation 9 8 Repeal epealing enactment 9 9 Repeal d substitution 9 ýo Effec~ epeal in futue Laws 9 II Effect epeal Law on public instumentd appointments..ýo L2 Constuction amending Law egulations, etc., with amended Law egulations ýo L3 Povision with espect to amended Law ýo L4 Definitions in Law to apply subject to context d to public madeeunde.. ýo L5 Powe in Goven to diect amended Laws to be pinted as amended..ii 16 Assent not given ih same yea as Law is passed II 17 Impeial A,?ts to be ead with necessay modifications Appointment fices by name fice 12 L9 Powe to appoint includes powe to emove, etc Powes Goven whee public öffice is unable to pefm fuý1ctions fice Powe to make appointment to y fice subsive bolcle which is on leavepending its elinquishment L3 22 Powe Goven to delegate authity Delegation not to peclude e~ecise powes by fice delegating same L3 24 Signification Odes, etc., Goven in Council Signification des, etc., Goven L4, 26 Constuction povisions as to execise powes d duties..l Execise 'Of statuty powe between passing. d commencement Law Extent powe to make public instument Geneal povision with espect to powe given to aý1y authityto make appointments d public instuments Acts done unde public instument to be deemed done unde Law by which public instument authized L5 31 Computation time Tim~, L6 33 Povisions when no time pescibed..., L6 34 Measuement distces : 16 35" Powe majity metha:n two pesons Deviations fom fms L6 37 Povisions as to fences unde two me Laws...,.17 c. a

3 2 CAP.ý.ý. INTERPRETATION; i 3S Disposal d application Section ffeits Page Application chages, fees d fines Penalties pescibed to be ýnaxiýnuýn penalties 41 Stateýnent penalty at foot section 17 ýs 42 Scgedule to fný pat Law ýs 43 Copies Laws, etc., when to be pima facie evidence...ýs 44 Rights Cown ýs A LAW TO CONSOLIDATE THE LAW RELATING TO THE 8 CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS AND TO MAKE BETTER 1949 Cap. 1. PROVISION FOR THE DEFINITION AND INTERPRETA TION OF CERTAlN WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS AND MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO [20th Septembe, 1935.J. Shtitle. ý. This Law may be cited as Intepetation Law. ~fo~~feta-.2. In this Lawd in eve~ Law, ~ in all public cetain ýnstuments, enacted, made, ýssued, kept ýn use, befe wds 3;nd af te commencement this Law, following expessýons. w ds d expessýons. s hall have t h e meýngs. hee by assigned to m espectively, unless e is something in subject context inconsistent with such constuction unless it is ein wise expessly povided- " Accoun-Geneal " mes Accoun- Geneal to Govenment ; " act" used with efeence to fence civil wong, includes a seies acts, d wds which efe to acts done extend to illegal omissions ; ;50~~~/ii. "Administative Secetay" mes Adminis- 614.' tive Secetay to Govenment d includes Deputy Administative Secetay ; " advocate " mes a peson enolled as such unde Cap.2. Advocates Law, y Law amending substituted f same, y Law peviously in fce in that behalf ; " Aney-Geneal" mes Aney-Geneal f Cypus ; "Chapte," "Pat," "section" d "Schedule" denote espectively a chapte, Pat d section d Schedule to Law in which wd accus, d " subsection" denotes a subsection section in which wd occus ; 8

4 INTERPRETATION. [CAP.ý. 3 i II Chief Constable ii d II Deputy Chief Constable 'i 56 Vol. II, me espectively Chief Constable d Deputy Chief Constable Cypus Police F ce ; II Chief Justice II d II Puisne Judge" mes espectively Chief J ustice d a Puisne J udge Supeme Cout ; II Chief Regista " mes Chief Regista Supeme Cout ; 8 II Chief Veteinay Offýce i' mes Chief Vet einay Offýce to Govemment; II chisti name ii mes y name pefýxed to sumame whe eceived in Chisti baptism wise ; II Colony i' mes Colony Cypusý d includes teitial wates e, d all islds islets within such teitial wates; tý commencement " with its gammatical-vaiations d cognate expessionsý when used with efeence to a Law mes day on which Law comes into opeation; II Commissione 'i mes Commissione a distict d includes Assis Commissione ; II Commissione Labou ii mes Comissione 2(a) Labou to Govenment d includes 30/53. Assis Commissione Labou; II Compiöne 'i mes Compiüne Customs d Excise to Govemment; II Cout Appeal ii mes Supeme Cout Colony in its appenate capacity ; II Cypiot ii mes a peson who i being a fme :i8 Tuk~s~ N atio.nalý has become i~ entitled to become ;' a Bntýsh subject unde d by výtue Cypus (Annexation) Odes in Councilý 1914 to 1943, d includes a child such peson who is is entiiled to become a Bitish subject d y descendt such child bom in Colony ; II Cypus Police Fce ii mes Police Fce Colony constituted unde Law in fce f time being ; II days ii mes clea days ; a (2)

5 .\,:,,::.,. m~nt pefming public duty by authity d on behalf He Majesty ; Depatment Accoun-Geneal ii mes Depatment Accoun-Geneal d Ýncludes Teasuy Colony d Distict Teasuies ; Diect Agicultue ii mes Diect Agicultue to Govemment; 54 Vol. II, Diect Audit ii mes Diect Audit 604. to Govemment; Diect Education ii mes Diect Education to Govemment; ~~ Vol. II, Diect Lds d Suveys ii mes.diect Lds d Suveys to Govemment; 54 Vol. II, Diect Medical Sevices II mes Diect Medical Sevices to Govemment; Diect Public Wks II mes Diect Public Wks to Govemment;. Distict ii mes aea declaed to be a distict by y Law poclaimed to be a distict by 'i Govem unde authity y Law in fce f time beingý d includes a sub-distict ; Distict Cout ii mes a Distict Cout constituted i unde Law in fce f time being ; Distict Inspect II mes a Distict Inspect seving Ýn Distict AdminÝstation d includes :., Assis Distict Inspect ; donum ii scala " mes aea one ':':' tl.ýo~sd d six hunded squae yads accding to Bitish Impeial Stdad; 8 2(a) 30/53. Fincial Secetay" mes Chief Fincial Advise to Govemment; fincial yea" mes twelve months ending thity-fist day Decembe in y yea; Gazee " meaiýs Cypus Gazee published by authity Govemment d includes :s1;1pplements eto d y extadinay issue o so published ;, 8.i,i:'.: ';.':: Depatment ii mes a Depatment Govem

6 INTERPRET ATION...' ' 1.' '- ~ : gazeed " mes published in Gazee;. Govenment" mes Govenment -.co Colöny ; Govenment Analyst" mes Analyst to Govenment d includes y assis.c, alyst employed by Govenment ; ~'C Govenment Bacteiologist " mes Bacteio- ~ logist to Govenment ;,~ 8 Govenment Pinte" mes Supeintendent ::;, Govenment Pinting Office d includes y ~ pinte pupting to be pinte authized to ~...pint Laws d documents Govenment ; Goven" mes Goven Colony a?d incl?des.a~ting: Goven Office f týme bemg admmýstenng Govemment; Goven in Council" y cognate phase mes Goven acting with advice Executive Council Colony, but not necessaily acting in such Council assembled, n necessaily in accdce with such advice ; His Majesty " He Majesty," King " Queen" tl Cown" mes His Majesty King, He Majesty Queen, Soveeign f time being United Kingdom d Realms d Teities Commonwealth, d includes pedecesss d heis d successs such King Queen; Impeial Paliament" II PaÝiament " mes Paliament United Kingdom ; Law" mes y enactment by competent 2(a) legislative authity Colony but does not 30/53. 8 include Act Paliament extending expessly by implication applied by a Law to Colony n atý Ode He Majesty in Council, Royal Chate Royal Lees Patent; lt Law" when used in y public instnment, mea~s Law unde authity which such public instnment has been made ; Law Office" mes Aney-Geneal, Solicit<;>-Geneal a Cown Counsel ;.--'..':. Lo Commissiones" mes.boad. Com-

7 6 CAP. I.] INTERPRETATION. i mis con un thau oth Cap 208. Pub Loa Law mas wh us wi etoav mea y pe (ex a pil ham hav f tim be co ch oth ves ; Med De " me thmd men Co ; Med Off me a mp in sev Go ; Ý mo " me a cam;.,t Mun Au " me a MC a Mu Co ot bo d auth by law to exmu au a gov ; oath sw aff Ýa,app to affi de p.by law allo to ma aff de in lieu oat ; "d eg "u t, by " mea es d eua bye ma in pu po co b law, Od in Co me Omin pus pow co by laon thg in Cou ; pea fi po ma mem Cy Po Fo ine o pe law au todi p duti ; pe inc copa ass soc ins bo p cp uni ; t' Pos i' me thp8 Gen to Go ; pou me po ste t, pe ii me pe by thlin whi wo occ by pu in mad ;,t pub hol i' me da wuth pov y La f tim be in fo is iso dec to be po as a pu t, ho pub ins i' me Ýi OinC

8 /NTERPRET AT/ON. [CAP.l. 7 i ~.'. de, poclamation, egulations, ules, bye-iaws, - notice, egiste made, issued kept unde authity y Law; II public notice " mes y nouncement not a legislative natue which is gazeed ; II public fice " includes evey fice in public sevice Colony who is invested with powes pefms duties a public natue, whe unde immediate contol Goven not;. 8 II egiste" mes y egiste kept in use unde authity y Law public instument ; II egisteed," when used with efeeýýee in elation to y document, mes egisteed unde povisions Law f time being applicable to egistation such document ; II Rules Cout," when used in elation to y Cout, mes ules made issued by authity having f time being powe to -make issue ules des egulating pactice d pocedue such Cout ; II ual constable" mes a peson appointed as such unde Rual Constables Law, d includes a Cap tempay ual constable ; II sale" d II seli" ÝncIlide exchge, bate d feing exposing f sale ; II a Secetay State" mes one He Majesty's Pincipal Secetaies State ; II Secetay State" mes He Majesty's Secetay State f Colonies ; II sevice by post "-whee a Law public instument authizes equies y document to be seved by post, whe expession II sevice," expession II give " II send," y expession 8 is used, n, unless a contay intention appeas, sevice shali be deemed to be effected by popely addessing, pepaying d posting alee containing docume~t, d, unless contay is poved,,to have been effected at time at which lee would be deliveed in dinay couse post; II sign," with its gammatical vaiations d cognate expessions, with efeeýýee to a peson who is unable to wite his name, includes making his mak; II Solicit-Geneal " mes Solicit-Geneal f.cypus; ~

9 8 CA~~ 1.] INTERPRETATION. i -.,,:, ýý Sup~me Co~t" mes Supeme Cout being CQý.o~y ; constit.~te~un4e Law in fce f time ýý teitialv:iates" mes y pat open sea within one maine league coast Colony, measued fom low wate mak; ýý United Kingdom" when used in this y Law O public instument- (a) enacted made befe ýst Octobe, 1921, -mes Geat Bitain d Ield; 8 (b) enacted made af te 1st Octobe, 1921, mes Geat Bitain d Nm Ield; ýý vessel" includes y ship, boat, lighte floating caft used f tspt by wate; ýý Village Authity" ýý Village Commission" mes mukhta(d azas f time being y town~ village quate y town yillage ;.ýý will "includes codicil ; whee wds ýý," ýý " d ýý wise " ae used, y shall be constued disjunctively d not as implying similaity, unless wd ýý simila".c -' some : wd like meing is added ; wds impting masculine gende ÝncIýýde females; wds in singula ÝncIýýde plual, d wds in plual ÝncIýýde singula ; ýý witing," d expessions efeing to witing, include pinting, Iithogaphy, type-witing, photogaphy, d modes epesenting epoducing wds in visible fm ; ýý yea " mes a calenda yea. Law~ to be 3. Evey Law shall be a public Lawd shall be judicially publýc Laws. noticed as such, unless contay is expessly povided 8 declaed by Law. Sections to 4. Evey section a Law shall have effect as a sub- ~bsive sive enactment without intoducty wds. enactments. Citation Laws. 5. When a Law is efeed to, it shall be suffýcient f all puposes to cite Law ei by sht title, if y, by whichit is made citable, by yea its passing d its:numbe among Laws that yea in case evised edition Laws issued und~ ~ Law

10 INTERPRETATION. [GAP i poviding f issue a evised edition, by its sht - title its n~mbe; d th~ efeence may in aý.ý cases be made accdmg to copýes Laws puptýng to be ~ pinted by Govenme~t Pinte. P at a Law y P ublic Time when -, 6. When y Law, Law instumeni made issued eunde is expessed to come public into.ope!ation on 8; pa:ticula: day, it shall be.c n.stued as ~~=~~: comýng ýnto opeatýon ýmmedýately on expýatýon opeation. 8 day next peceding such day. 7. Evey Lawd y public instumeni made issued Com;neFceunde y Law lawful authity d having :::~la~ion. legislative effect shall be published in Gazee d unless it be ein wise povided shall take effect d come be info judicially opeation noticed. on date such publication ' d shall 8. Whee a Law epea!s a epea!ing enactment, it shall ~~~~~n~f not be.constued as eviving y enactment peviously enactment. epealed, unless wds ae added eviving that enacimeni. enactment 9. Whee d a Law substitutes epea!s wholly povisions patially f y enacimeni fme R~~1 su s 1 u ~~d ý. -epealed, epealed enactment shall emain in fce until. substituted povisions come into opeation. 10. (I) Whee a Law epea!s d e-e~acts, with ~~:1?~ without modifýçation, y povision a fme L~w, futue Laws. efeences in y Law to povision so epealed, shall, unless contay intention appeas, be constued as efeences to povision so e-enacted. (2) Whee a Law epea!s y enactment, n, unless contay intention appeas, epeal shall not- 8 (a) evive ything not in fce existing at time.at which epea! takes effect ; (b) affect pevious opeation y enactment so epea!ed ything duly done suffeed unde y enactment so epealed; (c) affect y ight, pivilege, obligation, liability acquied, açcued, incued unde y enactment so epealed; (d) affect y penalty, ffeitue, punishment incued in espect y fence commied,. -agaipst"y enactment so epealed-;.:

11 ýo CAP.l.] INTERPRETATION..i (e) affect y investigation, legal poceedings, - emedy in espect y such ight, pivilege, obligation, liability, penalty, ffeitue, punishment as afesaid, d y such investigation, legal poceedings, emedy may be instituted, continued, enfted, d y such penalty, ffeitue, punishment may be imposed, as if epealing Law had not been passed. :eff:~1~: 11. Wheneve y Law has ~eady been ü. shall hee- 8 Lfw on af te be epealed d povýsýons ae substýtuted by pubt lic t epealing Lawall public instuments, fms d appointýns umen.. d appoint- ments made ýssued unde epealed Law, d ýn fce ments. at time such Tepeal, shall, until evoked eplaced, continue good d valid in so fa as yae not inconsistent with substituted povisions. c;onst~uc-.12. (1) Whee one Law amends Law, ~~~:ding amending Law shall, so fa as is consist.ent with ten Law ýa. e, d unless contay intention appeas, be egu týons, d etc., with constue as one wýt. h teamen h de d Law. amended. Law. (2) Whee egulatýons, ules bye-laws amend egulatýons. egulations, ules bye-laws, amending egulations, ules d bye-laws shall, so fa as is consistent with ten e, d unless contay intention appeas, be constued as one with amended egulations, ules d bye-iaws. :~~i:~~:ect 13. WheneveT in y Law a efeence is made to ot~e to amended Law, such efeence shall, unless context wýse Law. equies, be dee:ed to include a efeence to such last mentioned Law as same may fom time to time be amended, to y Law substituted ef. pe~iti~ns ~~plyw o shall 14. in (1) Whee Law in tems which ae yae defýned deýned, in y Law, lýave such me- tems 8 subýec~ to d ings assigned to m by that Law, unless e is ything ~~~~~li~n in subject context epugnt to inconsistent with.instuments such constuction. made e-. unde. (2) Whee tems defýned in y Lawae used in y public instument made issued unde such Law, such tems shall have espective meings assigned,to m by Law, unless yae wise defýned in such instument ae inconsistent with subject context.

12 ~ INTERPRETATION. [CAP.l. 11 i ~ section 15. (1) Schedule, When by this y wd y Law, wds wheneve is, ae, passed, diected y ~wein di:~;n t o. to be inseted in, omied fom, y pevious Law, ~endedb y section Sche~ule e, o; to be substituted f, pi::e~oase deemed to be substýtuted f, ýnseted, deemed to be amended. inseted, in lieu y section Schedule, y wd wds fming pat, whole, y section Schedule y pevious Law, n, in all copies Law so amended d subsequently pinted by authity, it shall 8 be lawful f Goven to de that section Schedule wd wds shall be inseted omied in accdce with such diection, d eupon amended Law shall be pinted accdingly with all necessay consequential amendments maginal notes, leadings d divisions d with efeences in magin to section Law by which amendment is made: Povided that no amendment shall, by fce such diection only, have y etospective opeation. (2) WlÝeneve povisions y Law which elate to pactice pocedue y Cout have been, shall heeafte be; abogated in pusuce y ule-making powe in that behalf by law confeed, n, in all copies such Law pinted by authity, it shall be lawful f Goven to diect. that povisions so abogated shall be omied, d eupon y shall be omied d efeence made in magin to ules wheeby such abogation was made. (3) When y amended Law is epinted unde povisions this section, unless Secetay State shall wise de, iginal numbe Law so epinted shall be etained, d if y section, subsection Schedule division a Schedule has been epealed, emaining sections, subsections, Schedule divisions Schedules A shall n?t be enumbeed, a~~. fact that y section,..subsectýon, Schedule dývlsýon Schedule has been epealed, shall be stated, d efeence made in maginal notes to Law by which such epeal is effected. 16. Evey Law shall be numbeed, dated d cited as ~ssen~ not e yea m w ýc ýt ýs passe: same yea ýn Povi~ed t~at; whee t~e ass~nt to a Law is. not cnot ~~:; is th. h. h.. d gýven be obtamed m yea m whých same ýs passed, d such Law contains in its title sht title, if y, date such yea, such Law shall be numbeed, dated d cited as yea in which assent shall be given, d shall

13 2...CAP. f.} INTERPRETATION. i be so ead d constued, d in evey copy edition. sai,d Law said title d sht title shali be pinted accdingly. ~~fse~~lbe 1 ': Wheneve y Act Paliament is exte.nded ead with applýed to Colony, such Act shall be ead wýth such :~~~~Z fm al alteations as to ~ames, localities,. Couts, fice~, tions. pesons, moneys, enaltýes, d wýse as may be necessay to make same applicable to cicumstces. A fpp ffi ointme bnt 18. Whee by unde y Law, Goven y 8 o o ces y bl ' th " t. d. name pu ýc au on y ýs empowee to appoýnt name a peson fice. to have d execise y powes pefm y duties, Goven such public authity may ei appoint a peson by name diect peson f time being holding fice designated by Goven by such public authity to have d execise such powes d pefni such duties; d eupon fom date.specifýed by Goven by such public authity peson appointed by name peson f time being holding fice afesaid sha11 have d may execise such powes d pefm such duties accdingly. ý / ;o~~:o 19. Whee y Law confes upon y peson public i!dudes authity powe to make appoýntments to y fice / powe to place powe shall be constued as including powe emove, etc. to detemine y such appointment d to suspend y peson appointed, d to e-appoint einstate him, d to appoint peson tempaily in place y peson so,suspended, d to appoint peson to fýll y vaccy in fice place aising fom y cause : \\ Povided that whee powe peson public authity to make y such appointment is only execisable upon ecommendation subject to appoval, consent concuen.ce <?f some peson authity 8 powe deteminatýon suspensýon shall, unless contay intention appeas, only be execisable upon ecommendation subject to appoval, consent concuence that peson authity. ~~~:;:o~f 20. Whee Goven is satisfýed that holde whee 1?ublic y public fice is unable f y cause to pefm ~~b[eý:o functions that fice, it sha11 be lawful f Goven pefo~m ei to appoint peson to that fice to diect, functýons. tb t t l.. d f t " fice. a; ~ ýýe saý }lnc ýonþ s ha II be pe fme d by : a _peson 2 19/56. ~

14 '- INTERPRE'TA'ýO'}!~ {CA~'.-,ý..13 i -' '-."'-"-_.'_'. named by him by peson f time being hoýding, - lawfully pefming functions, some public fice; s~all accdiý.ýgly d all -yesi functions (s~bject to y. fist conditions, mentioned ex~epfice -c,. ~ ~ týons. qualýficatýons whých Goven may pescnbe) in such peson until his appointment diection, as cage may be, is teminated by Goven. Powe to make 21. Notwithstding ything in y Law con- ~e~~~-y 8 tained, when subsive holde y fice constituted ~:~~:~t~ve by unde y Law, in fce f time being, is on leave hol.de, absence pending elinquishment his fice, it shall be ~:ýceh ýs on lawflil f peson to be appointed subsively to pe;din~ its same fice elýnquýsh-.ment. 3 30/ Whee by y Law Gov.em is empoweed to Powe execise y powes pefm y duties, he may, unless ~~ven; to by law expessly pohibited fom so doing, deputey a~t~:i~y. peson by name peson f time being holding fice designated by him to execise such powes pefm such duties on his behalf, subject to such conditions, exceptions d qualifications as Goven may pescibe, d eupon fom -date specified by Goven peson so deputed shall have aýd execise such powes d pefm such duties subject as afesaid : Povided that nothing heein contained shall authize Goven to deplite y peson to make oles, egulations des unde powe in that behalf confeed upon bin by y Law. 23. Whee by y Law Goven y public Delegation fice is empoweed to delegate execise y öf ~~:C~~de powes pefmce y duties vested in execise him unde such Law, no delegation made eunde shall, ~~,;:~s by 8 tinless contay intentiolý appeas, peclude Gove- delegating not public fice, as cage may be, fom execising same. pefming in peson at y time y powes duties so delegated. C Whee y Law k confes bii upon. t t Goven. in t cation Significa ouncý powe to ma.e y pu c ýns umen appoýn -Odes, etc., ment,.give y diectýons, issue y Ode, aut~onze.y ~~~ thing mae to be done, gt y exemptýon, emýt in Council. aiýy fee penalty execise y powe, it shall be 3 30/54. suffýcient. -- if execise such powe by Goven in

15 .Executive 14 CAP. I.] INTERPRETATION. i - Council be signifýed unde hd Clek Council. S.ignifica- 25. Whee y Law confes upon Govem powe týon des, etc., to make y public ýnstument appoýntment, gýve y diections, issue y de, authize y thing mae 3 if ý9/54 to e one, g y exemp ýon, emý y ee pena y Goven. b d t t.. t f lt 5 ~f 30/54: execise y powe, it shall be sufficient if execise such powe by Govem be signifýed unde 55, Vol. II, hd Administative Secetay, Aomey- 8 6ý4. Geneal Fincial Secetay: Povided that y wat, poclamation, instument unde public seal Colony sha11 be signed by Govem in peson. c;onstuc- 26. (1) Whee y Law confes a powe imposes a povisions týon uty t en, un ess t e contay ýn en ýon appeas, th e as to. powe may be execised d duty sha11 be pefmed powes execýse. fom time to time as occasion equies. /./ d duties.. (2) Whee y Law confes a powe ýmposes a duty on holde fice as such, n, unless contay intention appeas, powe may be execised d duty shall be pefmed by holde fice f time being by a peson duly appointed to act f him. d h I h. t t. (3) Whee y Law confes a powe imposes a duty on holde fice as such, n, unless contay intention appeas, holde such fice, if he has occasion to be tempaily absent efom, may, by instument in witing appoint Deputy Assis such fice to execise such powes d pefm such duties d duing peiod such tempay absence, as may be specifýed in such instomeýýt. Execise 27. Whee y Law which is not to come into opeation.. ~ý:~~~y immediately on passing e, confes powe to nake... bet,,:een y appointment to make issue y public instument ~~:::n:~ to give notice, to do y thing f puposes ment Law. Law, such powe may, unless contay intention appeas, be execised at y time af te passing Law so fa as may be necessay expedient f pupose binging Law into opeation at date commencement e subject to estiction that y appointment, public instomeýýt, notice thing, made, issued, given done, unde such powe sha11 not, unless contay intention appeas in Law, appoint-

16 INTERPRETATION. ment, pubiic instument, notice, thing is necessay f binging Law into opeation, have y effect until Law comes into opeation. 28. Wh~n powe~ is given t.o Goven to t~e E:~~~f Goven ýn Councýl to make, ýssue appove y public ~ake public instument, it shal1 include powe amending, evoking instument. suspending such public instument withdawing appoval e d declaing date its coming into fce d peiod its opeation d also substituting ef. 29. k Whee y. Law confes powe on y authity to Gene.~ t k. ma e y appoýn ment to ma e ýssue y pu biic povýsýon with espect instument, following povisions shall, unless tc? powe contay intention appeas, have effect with efeence to nv;n to making, issue d opeation such instument- authity to make (a instumeni may be at y time amended, appointvaied, escinded, evoked by same ::~J~ d authity d in same mne by d in instuments. which it was made ; (b) e may be povided f beach y Ode in Council, de, ules, egulations bye-iaws such penalty not exceeding ten polinds, as authity making Ode in Council, de, ules, egulations bye-iaws may think fýt ; (c) whee y Law confes powe on y authity to make y Ode in Council, de, ules, egulations bye-iaws f y geneal puposes, d also f y special puposes incidental eto, enlimeation special puposes shall not be deemed to deogate fom geneality powes confeed with efeence to 8 geneal pupose ; (d) no Ode in Council, de, ules, egulations bye-iaws shal1 be inconsistent with povisions y Law. Acts done unde public 30. An act shal1 be deemed to be done unde a Law ~ns~ment authity e, by vitue in pusuce d~eý:ed execution powes confeed eby if it is done unde ~e ~nde by vitue in pusuce y pubiic instumeni w~h y made issued unde y powe contained in such Law.,Public ýnstument authized.

17 l&~~p.l.] INTERPRETATION, i ~tfo~u time. 31: L:n computing time f pup?ses o~ y Law publýc ýnstument unless contay mtentýon appeas-.(d) (a) a peiod days fom happening y event doing y act thing shall be deemed to be exclusive day in which event happens act thing is done; (b) if last day peiod is Sunday a public holiday (which days ae in this section efeed to as cc excluded days ") peiod shall include next following day, not being excluded day; (c) when y act poceeding is diected allowed to bedone taken ona cetain day, n if that day happens to be excluded day, act poceeding shall be consideed as done taken in due time if it is done taken on next day aftewads not being excluded day; when açt poceeding is diected allowed to be done taken within y time not exceeding six days, excluded days shal1 not be eckoned in computation time. 8 Time. 32. Wheneve y expession time occus in y Law public instomeýýt, time efeed to shall, unless it is wise expessly povided, be held to signify stdad time adopted f Colony, Povisions 33, Whee no time' is pescibed. allowed within ~~enp~~. which ything shall be done, such thing shall be done with scibed. al~ convenient speed, d as ten as pescibed occasion ses. Measue- 34. In measuement y distce f puposes :e~~tces. y Law, public instument that distce shal1, A unless contay intention appeas, be measued in a. staight line on a hizontal ple. P "Ye~ majýty o f h35. Save as is wise h expessly povided by y Law, ',. me th W eneve y at t mg ýs equýe d to be done by me two pesons. th two pesons, a majity m may do it. Deviations 36, Save as is wise expessly povided, wheneve fom fms. f ms ae pescn.be, d s lig ht d evýa. t ýons ' th ee fom, necessay alteatiis eto not affectiiig substce calculated to mislead, shal1 not vitiate m. " "'

18 /NTERPRET AT/ON. [CAP i ~ as to Whee act omission constitutes fence Povisions d un e two me Laws, fende shau, unless fences con~ay intentioý:ý appeas, be liable to be posecuted d ~:~~~wo punýshed unde e y those Laws, but shall not Laws. be liable to be punished twice f same fence. ~.-ý.be 38. (1) Whee unde y Law y money y imal Disposa! y thing is adjudged by y Cout authity to :~~lication be ffeited is ffeited unde y Law, it shall, unless ffeits. it is oth.ewise povided unless it. is expessed by law to ffeted to y peson, be ffeýted to CoWll, d money net poceeds imal tmýýg, if it is deed by competent authity to be sold, shall be paid into Depatment Accoun-Geneal d shal1 fm pat evenue Colony, unless povision is made. (2) N othing in this section shall affect y povision in y Law wheeby y ption y ffeit poceed3 y ffeit is expessed to be ecoveable by y peson may be gted by aiy authity to y peson. 39. (1) Whee by unde y Law public instument ~pplicay p;eson is equied to :pay y chage fee fo! y act ~:::~;s. fees thing done,. poceedmg taken document ýssued, d fines. signatue seal affixed to y document, by y public fice Depatment, whee y peson is adjudged by y Cout to pay y fme, such chage fee d such fme shall be paid into Depatment Accoun- Geneal d fm pat evenue Colony unless wise povided; d if y such chage, lee fme if y commission on money eceived taken possession, ealized, wise dealt with, is equied to be paid to y public fice Depatment, such fice Depatment eceiving same shall pay it into account f a. same in due couse to Depatment Accoun-..Geneal. (2) Nothing in this section shall affect y povision in y Law wheeby y ption y chage, fee fine is expessed to be ecoveable by y peson may be gted by y authity to y peson. 40. Wheneve in y Law public instement a penalty Penal~ies.. b d f ff. h 1 bii pescnbed ýs pescn e o ence agamst suc aw pu c to be instement, same shall indicate that such fence shall maxi~um be punishable, upon conviction, by a penalty not exceeding penalties. c. b

19 ~~ ~A!: 1 :!INTERPR~TA, (except as may be wise povided in Law public instomeýýt) penalty pescibed. Stateme~t 41. WheneveT in y Law public instument a penalty f~oýe~falty at is set out at foot end y section same shall ;;ection. fschedule to m pat Law. ~pies indicate that y contavention section, ole, egulation bye-iaw, as cage may be, whe by act omission shall be fence against that Law public instume~t d shall, unless contay intenti appeas, be punishable by a penalty not exceeding penalty.. stated Evey Schedule to y Law shall, toge with y note eto, be constued d have effect as pat o f t he Law. 43. The poduction a copy y Law, public instuwh:'t~t~~ ment, public notice, Ode He Majesty in Council, evýdence. p~mafacie. Chate, P d Commissi,. Royal Wat, Teaty, Lees 4 30/53. atent appomtment- (a) contained in y pinted collection Laws pupting to be pinted d published by authity; (b) contained in y issue Gazee; (c) pupting to be pinted by Govenment Pinte, ", shall be pima facie evidence, in all Couts d f all puposes whatsoeve, f due making issuing d ten e. :ýýg~s 44. No Law public instument shall in y mýýe e own. whatsoeve affect ights Cown unless it is tlieein expessly povided unless it appeas by necessay implication that Cown is bound eby. 8