No. 16 of 1953. Interpretation of Laws (Amenament).
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_ I Assent,
K. W. BrackBurneE,
Governor.
31st December, 1953.

ANTIGUA.
No. 16 of 1953.

\ ANTIGUA.

An Ordinance to amend further the mn

of Laws Act, 1896.

; BE IT ORDAINED by the Governor and
Legislative Council of Antigua as follows:—

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the
Interpretation of Laws (Amendment) Ordinance
1953 and shall be read as-one with the Interpreta-
tion of Laws Act, 1896, as amended, hereinafter
called the Principal Ordinance.

2. Section 10 of the Penpals Ordinance is
Bereby amended as follows:—

(a) by the renumbering of the seetion as
subsection (1) of section 10;
ie (0) by the addition of the following as
subsections (2) and (38) respectively :—-

“*(2) All acts done and performed
by the person acting fer, and doing the
duty of, any public officer who has
obtained leave of absence within the
period for which such leave has been
granted, shall be good, valid and effectual
for all purposes whatsoever, notwith-

_ standing that such public officer may be
x within the Presidency at the time when
such acts were done and performed,

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Short Title,
6/1896,

29/1927,
1/1934,

3/1988.
18/1939,

Amendment

of Section 10
of Principal

Or‘dinance,