THE CONSOLIDATED ORDINANCES

OF THE

YUKON TERRITORY.

TITLE I.

PRELIMINARY.

CHAPTER 1.

An Ordinance respecting the Form and Interpretation

of Ordinances.

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Interpretation Short title. Ordinance." N.W.T. c. 1, s. 1.

THE CONSOLIDATED ORDINANCES-CITATION.

consolidated

2. This Ordinance and following series of Ordinances shall What constitute and may be cited for all purposes as "The Con- constitute solidated Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, 1902," and any Ordinances chapter of the said consolidated Ordinances may be cited Citation and referred to for all purposes whatever either by its title as an Ordinance or by its short title or by using the expression "The Ordinance (or The Consolidated Ordinance) respecting- -" (adding the remainder of the title given at the 1-Y. 0.

Application of this Ordinance

beginning of the particular chapter) or by using the expres sion "The Consolidated Ordinances or "The Consolidated Ordinances of the Yukon Territory" together with a reference to the number of the particular chapter in the copies printed by authority. N.W.T. c. 1, s. 2.

APPLICATION.

3. This Ordinance and every provision thereof shall extend and apply to every Ordinance of the Territory, now or hereafter passed except in so far as the provision is inconsistent with the intent and object of such Ordinance or the interpretation which such provision would give to any word, expression or clause is inconsistent with the context and except in so far as any provision hereof is in any such Ordinance declared not applicable thereto; and the omission in any Ordinance of a declaration that The Interpretation Ordinance applies thereto shall not be construed to prevent it so applying although such express declaration is inserted in some other Ordinance or Ordinances of the same session. N W.T. c. 1, s. 3.

Form of

enacting clause

Preamble and

of Ordinances

FORM OF ENACTING.

4. The following words may be inserted in the preambles of Ordinances and shall indicate the authority by virtue of which they are passed: "The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory, by and with the advice and consent of the Council of said Territory, enacts as follows." N.W. T. c. 1, s. 4.

5. After the insertion of the words aforesaid, which shall operative part follow the setting forth (if any) of the considerations or reasons upon which the law is grounded and which shall with these considerations or reasons constitute the entire preamble, the various clauses of the Ordinance shall follow in a concise and enunciative form. N.W T. c. 1, s. 5.

Indorsement of assent

TIME OF COMMENCEMENT OF ORDINANCES.

every

6. The Territorial Secretary shall indorse on Ordinance of the Territory, immediately after the title of such Ordinance, the day, month and year when the same was by the Commissioner assented to or reserved by him for the assent of the Governor General; and in the latter case such Secretary shall also indorse thereon the day, month and year when the Commissioner has signified (either by speech or message to the Council or by proclamation) that the same was laid before the Governor General and that the Governor General was pleased to assent to the same;

and such indorsement shall be taken to be a part of such Ordinance; and the date of such assent or signification (as the case may be) shall be the date of the commencement of the Ordinance if no later commencement is therein provided. N.W.T. c. 1, s. 6.

AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

of law in same

7. Any Ordinance of the Territory may be amended, al- Amendment tered or repealed by any Ordinance passed in the same session.

NW.T c. 1, s. 7

INTERPRETATION.

S. In every Ordinance unless the context otherwise re- Interpretation quires

1 The law shall be considered as always speaking; and Law always whenever any matter or thing is expressed in the present speaking tense the same shall be applied to the circumstances as they arise so that effect may be given to each Ordinance and every part thereof according to its spirit, true intent and meaning;

2. The expression "shall" shall be construed as imper- "Shall " ative, and the expression "may" as permissive; "May'

3. Whenever the expression "herein " is used in any sec- "Herein " tion of an Ordinance it shall be understood to relate to the whole Ordinance and not to that section only;

4 The expression "His Majesty," the "King," or "the The Sovereign Crown," means His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, Sovereigns of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas;

sioner "

5. The expression "Commissioner" means the Commis- "Commissioner for the time being or other chief executive officer or administrator for the time being carrying on the government of the Territory by whatever title he is designated; 6. The expression "Commissioner in Council" means the "CommisCommissioner or person administering the government of stoner in, the Territory for the time being acting by and with the advice of or by and with the advice and consent of or in conjunction with the Council of the said Territory;

Council

7. The expression "Government," "Government of the "GovernTerritory" or "Yukon Government" used in any Ordinance ment" whenever enacted means His Majesty the King acting for the Territory;

8. The expression "the United Kingdom" means the "United United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland;

Kingdom"

9. The expression "the United States " means the United "United States of America;

States

10. The expression "Territory" means the Yukon Terri- "Territory" tory as defined by The Yukon Territory Act.

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Name of

officer, etc.

11. The name commonly applied to any country, place, country, place, body, corporation, society, officer, functionary, person, party or thing means such country, place, body, corporation, society, officer, functionary, person, party or thing, although such name is not the formal and extended designation thereof;

12. The expression "proclamation" means a proclamation under the seal of the Territory;

13. When the Commissioner is authorized to do any act by proclamation such proclamation is to be understood to be a proclamation issued under an Order of the Commissioner, but it shall not be necessary to mention in the proclamation that it is issued under such Order;

14. Words importing the singular number or the masculine gender only, include more persons, parties or things of the same kind than one and females as well as males and the converse;

15. The expression "person" includes any body corporate and politic or party and the heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives of such person to whom the context can apply according to law;

16. The expression "writing," "written" or any term of like import includes words printed, painted, engraved, lithographed or otherwise traced or copied ;

17. The expression "now" or "next" shall be construed as having reference to the time when the Ordinance was assented to;

18. The expression "month" means a calendar month; and the expression "year" means a calendar year; and the number of any year (unless the contrary is indicated) means "the year of our Lord" without the mention of "the year of our Lord."

19. The expression "holiday" includes Sunday, New Year's Day, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, Easter Monday, the second Friday in May to be known as Arbour Day, Christmas Day, the birthday or the day fixed by proclamation for the celebration of the birthday of the reigning Sovereign, Dominion day, Labour day and such day as may in each year be proclaimed a public holiday for the planting of forest and other trees and any other day appointed by proclamation for a general fast or thanksgiving;

20. The term "gazette" or "official gazette" means The Yukon Official Gazette;

21. If the time limited by any Ordinance for any proceeding or the doing of anything under its provisions expires or falls upon a holiday, the time so limited shall be extended to and such thing may be done on the day next following which is not a holiday;

22. The local time of and at the one hundred and thirtyfifth meridian of longitude is hereby declared to be the standard time of the Yukon Territory; and when any