Interpretation Act Amendment Act 1972 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

INTERPRETATION.

No. 64 of 1972.

AN ACT to amend section 4 of the Interpretation

Act, 1918-1970.

[Assented to 31st October, 1972.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Interpreta-	and
Short title

tion Act Amendment Act, 1972.	citation.
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(2) In this Act the Interpretation Act, 1918-1970

Reprinted

Acts.

is referred to as the principal Act. Approved for reprint 21st May, 1962 and

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may

amended

by Acts

be cited as the Interpretation Act, 1918-1972. Nos. 13 of 1962 and 6 and 79 of 1970.

No. 64.] Interpretation. [1972.

Commence-

ment.	2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which the Public and Bank Holidays Act, 1972 comes into operation.
Amend-

ment to	3. Section 4 of the principal Act is amended
s. 4.

(Meaning	(a) by substituting for the interpretation "Bank holiday" means a day that is appointed a bank holiday by or under the Public and Bank Holidays Act, 1972: ; and
of certain

terms.)

"Bank holiday" an interpretation as

follows

(b) by substituting for the interpretation "Public Holiday" interpretations as f ol- lows

"Public half-holiday" means a part of a day that is appointed a public half- holiday by or under the Public and Bank Holidays Act, 1972:

"Public holiday" means a day that is appointed a public holiday by or under the Public and Bank Holidays Act, 1972: .