THE TERRITORY OF COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
No. of 1973
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AN ORDINANCE
To amend the Interpretation Ordinance 1955-1966.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Ordinance under the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955-1966.
Dated this twenty-third day of August, 1973.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
W. L. MORRISON
Minister of State for External Territories.
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INTERPRETATION ORDINANCE 1973
Short title and citation.
1. (1) This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation Ordinance 1973.[*]
(2) The Interpretation Ordinance 1955-1966[†] is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.
(3) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance, may be cited as the Interpretation Ordinance 1955-1973.
Interpretation.
2. Section 5 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “the Gazette” and substituting the following definition:—
“‘the Gazette’ means—
(a) the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette published before 1st July, 1973, or the Australian Government Gazette published on or after that date; or
(b) the Government Gazette of the Territory;”.
Gazette as evidence.
3. Section 10 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by inserting, after the words “Commonwealth of Australia Gazette”, the words “, the Australian Government Gazette”.
References to certain expressions in certain Jaws.
4. Section 18 of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from the second column of the table in sub-section (1) the words “The Commonwealth of Australia Gazette or the Government Gazette of the Territory” (wherever occurring) and substituting 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”.
[*] Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 1973.
[†] Ordinance No. 1, 1955, as amended by No. 1, 195[Illegible]; No. 1, 1962; No. 3, 1964; and Nos. 1 and 6, 1966.