THE TERRITORY OF COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS

No. 2 of 1977

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AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Interpretation Ordinance 1955.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.

Dated this twenty-eight day of June, 1977.

John R. Kerr

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. G. Withers

Minister of State for Administrative Services.

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INTERPRETATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1977

Short title.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation (Amendment) Ordinance 1977.[*]

Principal Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance, “Principal Ordinance” means the Interpretation Ordinance 1955.[†]

Interpretation.

3. Section 5 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-section (1), after the definition of “District Judge”, the following definition:—

“‘Gazette’ means—

(a) the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, published before or after the period that commenced on 1 July 1973 and ended on 30 June 1977;

(b) the Australian Government Gazette published during that period; or

(c) the Government Gazette of the Territory;”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “the Gazette”.

Gazette to be evidence of certain matters.

4. Section 10 of the Principal Ordinance is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “, the Australian Government Gazette or the Government Gazette of the Territory” and substituting the words “or the Australian Government Gazette”;

(b) by inserting, after the word “Printer”, the words”, or a printed copy of the Government Gazette of the Territory purporting to be published by authority”; and

(c) by inserting in paragraph (a), after the word “printed”, the words “, or so published”.

References to certain expressions in law of Singapore.

5. Section 18 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by emitting from the second column of the table in sub-section (1) the words “The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette published before 1st July, 1973, the Australian Government Gazette published on or after that date or the Government Gazette of the Territory” (wherever occurring) and substituting the words “The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette published before or after the period that commenced on 1 July 1973 and ended on 30 June 1977, the Australian Government Gazette published during that period or the Government Gazette of the Territory”.

[*] Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 30 June 1977.

[†] Ordinance No. 1, 1955 as amended by No. 1. 1958; No. 1, 1962; No. 3, 1964; Nos. 1 and 6, 1966; No. 1. 1973; No. 2, 1975; and No. 3. 1976.