CONSOLIDATED REVENUE. No. 1 of 1901. An Act to grant and apply out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund the sum of Four hundred and ninety-one thousand eight hundred and eightytwo pounds to the service of the period ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and one. BE [Assented to 25th June, 1901.] E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty and the Preamble. Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia for the purpose of appropriating the grant originated in the House of Representatives as follows: application of £491,882. 1. There shall and may be issued and applied for or towards Issue and making good the supply hereby granted to His Majesty for the service of the period ending the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and one the sum of Four hundred and ninety-one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two pounds out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, for the purposes and services expressed in the Schedule to this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and empowered to issue and apply the moneys authorized to be issued and applied. 2. The said sum shall be available to satisfy the warrants under Sum available the hand of the Governor-General in respect of any purposes and services set forth in the said Schedule. 3. No moneys shall be expended under the authority of this Act after the thirtieth day of June One thousand nine hundred and one. for the purposes set forth in Schedule. Short title. Application of No. 2 of 1901. An Act for the Interpretation of Acts of Parliament and for Shortening their Language. [Assented to 12th July, 1901.] E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia as follows: SHORT TITLE AND APPLICATION. 1. This Act may be cited as the Acts Interpretation Act 1901. 2. This Act shall apply to all Acts of the Parliament, including. this Act, and shall be binding on the Crown. COMMENCEMENT OF ACTS. "commencement." 3.-(1.) In every Act the word "commencement," when used Meaning of with reference to an Act, shall mean the time at which the Act comes into operation. 52 & 53 Vict. (2.) Where an Act, or any instrument (including any rules c. 63 s. 36. regulations or by-laws) made granted or issued under a power conferred by an Act, is expressed to come into operation on a particular day, it shall come into operation immediately on the expiration of the last preceding day. 4. When an Act is not to come into operation immediately on the passing thereof, and confers power to make any appointment, to make grant or issue any instrument (including any rules regulations or by-laws), to give notices, to prescribe forms, or to do any other thing for the purposes of the Act, that power may, unless the contrary intention appears, be exercised at any time after the passing of the Act for the purpose of bringing the Act into operation at the commencement thereof. Provided that any instrument made under the power shall not, unless the contrary intention appears in the Act or the contrary is necessary for bringing the Act into operation, come into operation until the Act comes into operation. Exercise of powers between passing and commencement of Act. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 s. 37. to by the 5.-(1.) Every Act to which the Royal assent is given by the Commencement Governor-General for and on behalf of the King shall come into of Acts assented operation on the day on which such Act receives the Royal assent, Governorunless the contrary intention appears in such Act. General. (2.) Every Act reserved for the signification of the King's pleasure commencement thereon shall come into operation on the day on which His Majesty's of Acts reserved. assent is proclaimed in the Gazette by the Governor-General, unless the contrary intention appears in such Act. 6. The date appearing on the copy of an Act printed by the Government Printer, and purporting to be the date on which the Governor-General assented thereto, or made known the King's assent, shall be evidence that such date was the date on which the Governor-General so assented or made known the King's assent, and shall be judicially noticed. REPEAL AND EXPIRATION OF ACTS. 7. The repeal of an Act or part thereof by which a previous Act or part thereof was repealed shall not have the effect of reviving such last-mentioned Act or part thereof without express words. Evidence of date proclamation. of assent or Effect of repeal of Act. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 s. 11 (1). 8. Where an Act repeals in the whole or in part a former Act, Effect of repeal. then unless the contrary intention appears the repeal shall not (a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which (b) affect the previous operation of any Act so repealed, or or 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 s. 38 (2). Repealed Acts in force until substituted provisions operate. 52 & 53 Vict. References to c. 63 s. 38 (1). Expiration of No. 4 1897 Every section a substantive .enactment. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 s. 8. Headings schedules marginal notes and footnotes. Việt. No. 1053 s. 21. (c) affect any right privilege obligation or liability acquired accrued or incurred under any Act so repealed; or (d) affect any penalty forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any Act so repealed; or (e) affect any investigation legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right privilege obligation liability penalty forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted continued or enforced, and any such penalty forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Act had not been passed. 9. Where an Act repeals in the whole or in part a former Act and substitutes provisions in lieu thereof, the repealed provisions shall remain in force until the substituted provisions come into operation. 10. Where an Act repeals and re-enacts with or without modification any provisions of a former Act, references in any other Act to the provisions so repealed shall unless the contrary intention appears be construed as references to the provisions so re-enacted. 11. The expiration of an Act shall not affect any civil proceeding previously commenced under such Act, but every such proceeding may be continued and everything in relation thereto be done in all respects as if the Act continued in force. GENERAL PROVISIONS. 12. Every section of an Act shall have effect as a substantive enactment without introductory words. 13.--(1.) The headings of the Parts Divisions and Subdivisions into which any Act is divided shall be deemed to be part of the Act. (2.) Every schedule to an Act shall be deemed to form part thereof. N. Z. 15, 1888 s. 5. (3.) Neither the marginal notes nor the footnotes to any Act shall be deemed to be part thereof. Acts may be altered &c. in same session. 52 & 53 Vict. c. 63 s. 10. 14. An Act may be altered amended or repealed in the same session of Parliament in which it was passed. 15. Every Act amending another Act shall, unless the contrary Amending to be intention appears, be construed with such other Act and as part thereof. construed with amended Act. No. 4 1897 (N.S. W.) s. 12. References to WORDS AND REFERENCES IN ACTS. 16. In any Act references to the Sovereign reigning at the time of the passing of such Act, or to the Crown, shall unless the contrary intention appears be construed as references to the Sovereign for the time being. |
