Regulations
23 Regulations
The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which by this Act are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and, in particular:
making provision for and in relation to sittings of the Supreme Court in a State for the purpose of hearing and determining a matter, otherwise than in the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction, if the Court is satisfied that the hearing of the matter outside the Territory is not contrary to the interests of justice; and
prescribing penalties, of imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding 15 penalty units, for offences against the regulations; and
making saving or transitional provisions in relation to the abolition of any court established by an Ordinance.
Schedule—Laws continuing in force in the Territory on and after 1 July 1992
Section 8
Administration Ordinance 1968
Casino Control Ordinance 1988
Children’s Court Ordinance 1972
Christmas Island Services Corporation Provident Fund Ordinance 1985
Coroners Ordinance 1958
Customs Ordinance (of the Colony of Singapore in its application to the Territory)
Gambling (Clubs) Ordinance 1978
Importation of Dogs and Cats Ordinance 1973
Interpretation Ordinance 1958
Juries Ordinance 1987
Lands Ordinance 1987
Magistrate’s Court Ordinance 1958
Migratory Birds Ordinance 1980
Phosphate Mining Company of Christmas Island Limited Provident Fund Ordinance 1982
Phosphate Mining Corporation of Christmas Island Provident Fund Ordinance 1985
Phosphate Mining Corporation of Christmas Island Ordinance 1985
Phosphate Mining Corporation of Christmas Island (Winding up) Ordinance 1987
Postal and Telegraph Ordinance 1968
Quarantine and Prevention of Disease Ordinance (of the Colony of Singapore in its application to the Territory)
Standard Time and Daylight Saving Time Ordinance 1980
Supreme Court Ordinance 1958
Unclaimed Moneys Ordinance 1974
This provision refers to the regulations (may make regulations
, the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Administration Ordinance 1968 (CI) · Legislative Instrument · under s 8
- Christmas Island Applied Laws Ordinance 1992 · Legislative Instrument · under s 9(1)
- Christmas Island Gambling (Clubs) Ordinance 1978 · Legislative Instrument · under s 9
8 more instruments made under this Act are listed on the Act’s overview.
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
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