19References in continued or adopted laws

19 References in continued or adopted laws

(1) In a law continued in force in the Territory by the Act or in a law of the Colony of Singapore adopted as a law of the Territory by an Ordinance: (a) a reference to the Colony of the Straits Settlements or to a Settlement of that Colony shall be read as a reference to the Territory; (b) a reference to the Sovereign’s armed forces, or a part of those forces, shall be read as a reference to the Defence Force of the Commonwealth, or the corresponding part of that Force; and (c) a reference to the number of a line of a section or provision of an Ordinance shall be read as a reference to that line in the latest official printed copy of that Ordinance at the time of the passing or making of the law in which the reference appears. (2) In a law (not being an Imperial Act or Order in Council) continued in force in the Territory by the Act, or in a law of the Colony of Singapore adopted as a law of the Territory by an Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears: (a) a reference to a ship shall be read as including every description of vessel used in navigation, not being a vessel exclusively propelled by oars or paddles; (b) a reference to the master, in relation to a ship, shall be read as a reference to any person, except a pilot or harbour master, having for the time being control or charge of the ship; (c) a reference to value, in relation to a suit, shall be read as a reference to the value of the subject‑matter of the suit; and (d) a reference to a year shall be read as a reference to a year according to the British calendar. (3) In a law (not being an Imperial Act or Order in Council) continued in force in the Territory by the Act or in a law of the Colony of Singapore adopted as a law of the Territory by an Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears:

act, in relation to an offence or civil wrong, includes a series of acts, and words which refer to acts extend to illegal omissions.

animal includes birds, reptiles, fish and every kind of vertebrate animal and their young.

Chapter, Part, section and Schedule mean respectively a Chapter, Part and section of, and a Schedule to, the law in which the word occurs.

common law means the common law of England.

subsection means a subsection of the section in which the word occurs.

(4) In an order, proclamation, rule, regulation or by‑law continued in force in the Territory by the Act or adopted as a law of the Territory by an Ordinance, the expression the Ordinance shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as a reference to the Ordinance under the authority of which that order, proclamation, rule, regulation or by‑law was made.