THE TERRITORY OF COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS
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Interpretation (Amendment) Ordinance 1987
No. 3 of 1987
I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government 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 29 October 1987.
J. A. ROWLAND
Administrator
By His Excellency’s Command,
JOHN BROWN
Minister of State for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories
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An Ordinance to amend the Interpretation Ordinance 1955
Short title
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Interpretation (Amendment) Ordinance 1987.1
Interpretation
2. Section 5 of the Interpretation Ordinance 19552 is amended:
(a) by omitting the definition of “barrister or solicitor” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:
“‘barrister’, ‘solicitor’ or ‘barrister and solicitor’ means a person entitled, under section 55D of the Judiciary Act 1903, to practise as a barrister and solicitor in any Territory of the Commonwealth;”;
(b) by omitting the definition of “medical practitioner” in subsection (1) and substituting the following definition:
“‘medical practitioner’ means a person registered or licensed as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory that provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners and whose registration or licence is not suspended under such a law;”; and
(c) by inserting after the definition of “oath of office” or “official oath” in subsection (1) the following definition:
“‘Official Secretary’ means a person employed by the Minister under section 10 of the Administration Ordinance 1975 as Official Secretary;”.
Further amendments
3. The Interpretation Ordinance 1955 is further amended as set out in the Schedule.
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SCHEDULE Section 3
FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF THE INTERPRETATION ORDINANCE
Provisions | Amendment |
Subsection 2 (2) | Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “subsection (1)”. Omit “nine”, substitute “9”. |
Section 6 | Omit “1901-1950 (except sections five and fifteen A, paragraph (e) of section twenty-six, paragraph (d) of section twenty-seven, sub-section (2.) of section thirty, sections thirty-seven to forty (inclusive), paragraph (a) of section forty-six and sections forty-seven, forty-eight and forty-nine)”, substitute “1901 (except sections 5 and 15 A, paragraphs 26 (e) and 27 (d), subsection 30 (2), sections 37 to 40 (inclusive), paragraph 46 (a) and sections 47, 48 and 49)”. |
Subsection 12 (2) | Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “subsection (1)”. Omit “six and one-half”, substitute “6 1/2”. |
Paragraph 15 (1) (b) | Omit “the last preceding paragraph”, substitute “paragraph (a)”. |
Subsection 15 (2) | Omit “fifteen”, substitute “15”. |
Subsection 15 (5) | Omit “fifteen”, substitute “15”. |
Subsection 15 (6) | Omit “fifteen”, substitute “15”. Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “subsection (5)”. |
Subsection 16 (1) | Omit “one”, substitute “1”. |
Subsection 16 (2) | Omit “the last preceding sub-section”, substitute “subsection (1)”. |
Subsection 18 (1) | Omit “the first column”, substitute “Column 1”. Omit “the second column”, substitute “Column 2”. Omit “First Column”, substitute “Column 1”. Omit “Second Column”, substitute “Column 2”. Omit “of this Ordinance” (wherever occurring). |
Subsection 19b (1) | Omit “fifteen”, substitute “15”. |
Subsection 19b (2) | Omit “(a) of sub-section (1.) of section 15 of this Ordinance”, substitute “15 (1) (a)”. |
Section 19c | Omit “First Column”, substitute “Column 1”. |
Section 21 | Omit “eight”, substitute “8”. |
Section 26 | Omit all words from and including “appointed, or”, substitute “or Magistrate appointed under section 92 of the Courts Ordinance”. |
NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 November 1987.
2. 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; No. 3, 1976; No. 2, 1977; No. 6, 1979; No. 4, 1980.