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Interpretation
Act, No. 5 of 1910
Long title
To consolidate the Laws of the several Provinces of the Union, interpreting and shortening the language of any statute now or hereafter in force within the Unioinor any portion thereof.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PRELIMINARY | |
| PART I. GENERAL | |
| 1. | Repeal of laws |
| 2. | All laws to be interpreted according to definitions in and provisions of this Act |
| 3. | Definition of terms |
| 4. | Writing or printing |
| 5. | How number of days to be reckoned |
| 6. | Measurement of distances |
| 7. | Singular and plural; masculine and feminine |
| 8. | Meaing of "service by post" |
| 9. | Meaning of rule of court |
| 10. | References to the Crown |
| 11. | Constructon of provisions as to exercise of powers and duties |
| 12. | Provision as to offences under two or more laws |
| 13. | Effect of repeal of a law |
| 14. | Commencement of laws: Exercise of staatutory powers between the passing and commencement of a law |
| 15. | Notificaton in the Gazette of offical acts under authority of law |
| 16. | Copy of Gazette as proof of bye-laws, reguatons, etc |
| 17. | Statutory rules, etc. made by Governor-General or a Minister to be laod before Parliament |
| 18. | Definition of certain terms in laws, etc., of Colony of Cape of Good Hope |
| 19. | Meaing of certain terms in the aws of the late South African Republic |
| 20. | Meaing of term of Governor or Lieutenant-Governor in Transvaal |
| 21. | Meaning of certain terms in laws of the late Orange Free State |
| 22. | Meaining of term Governor or Lieutenant-Governor in Orange River Colony |
| 23. | Meaning of term Governor or Lieutenant-Governor in Natal |
| 24. | Title of Act |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED [s1] |
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