PROCLAMATION G. W. BROWN, Lieutenant Governor. [L.S.] CANADA: PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN. GEORGE THE FIFTH, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, KING, Defender of the Faith, EMPEROR OF INDIA: To all to whom these presents shall come or to whom the same may concern-GREETING: PROCLAMATION. A. TURGEON,WHEREAS by subsection (3) of sec Attorney General. tion 3 of The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan 1909 Act, passed during the Third Session of the Second Legislature it was enacted that the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall, by Proclamation published in The Saskatchewan Gazette, declare the day on, from and after which The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan 1909 shall come into force and the said Revised Statutes shall on, from and after such day so declared become and be in force. Now KNOW YE that, by and with the advice of Our Executive Council of Our Province of Saskatchewan, We do Proclaim that on, from and after the FIFTEENTH day of MARCH, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, The Revised Statutes of Saskatchewan 1909 shall become and be in force. OF WHICH PRESENTS all Our loving subjects of Our said Province and all others whom they may concern are hereby required to take notice and to govern themselves accordingly. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, We have caused the Great Seal of Our Province of Saskatchewan to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS His Honour GEORGE WILLIAM BROWN, Lieutenant Governor of Our Province of Saskatchewan, in Our City of Regina, in Our said Province this SEVENTEENTH day of FEBRUARY, in the year of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and eleven, and in the first year of Our Reign. By Command, W. R. MOTHERWELL, THE REVISED STATUTES OF SASKATCHEWAN CHAPTER 1 An Act respecting the Form and Interpretation of Statutes. SHORT TITLE. 1. This Act may be cited as "The Interpretation Act." Short title 1907, c. 4, s. 1. FORM OF ENACTING. enacting 2. The following words may be inserted in the preamble Form of of Acts and shall indicate the authority by virtue of which clause they are passed: "His Majesty by and with the advice and "consent of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan enacts "as follows." follow in (2) After the insertion of the words aforesaid which shall Provisions follow the setting forth if any of the considerations or reasons concise form upon which the law is grounded and which shall with these considerations or reasons constitute the entire preamble the various clauses of the Act shall follow in a concise and enunciative form. 1907, c. 4, s. 2. ASSENT TO AND COMING INTO FORCE OF ACTS. of assent 3. The clerk of the Legislative Assembly shall indorse on Indorsement every Act immediately after the title of such Act the day, month and year when the same was by the Lieutenant Governor assented to or reserved by him for the assent of the Governor General; and in the latter case such clerk shall also indorse thereon the day, month and year when the Lieutenant Governor has signified either by speech or message to the Legislative Reserved Commencement of Acts Application of this Act Act includes Ordinance of N.W.T. in force in the province Interpreta tion Law always speaking All Acts remedial Assembly or by proclamation that the same was laid before the Governor General in Council and that the Governor General was pleased to assent to the same. (2) Such indorsement shall be taken to be part of such Act; and the date of such assent or signification, as the case may be, shall be the date of the commencement of the Act if no later commencement is therein provided. 1907, c. 4, s. 3. APPLICATION OF ACT. 4. This Act and every provision thereof shall extend and apply to every Act of the Legislature now or hereafter passed except in so far as the provision is inconsistent with the intent and object of such Act 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 Act declared not applicable thereto; and the omission in any Act of a declaration that The Interpretation Act applies thereto shall not be construed to prevent it so applying although such express declaration is inserted in some other Act or Acts of the same session. 1907, c. 4, s. 4. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. 5. The expression "Act" means an Act of the Legislature of Saskatchewan and also includes an Ordinance of the NorthWest Territories in force in the province. 1907, c. 4, s. 5. 6. In every Act unless the context otherwise requires: 1. The law shall be considered as always speaking; and whenever any matter or thing is expressed in the present tense the same shall be applied to the circumstances as they arise so that effect may be given to each Act and every part thereof according to its spirit, true intent and meaning; 2. Every Act and every provision or enactment thereof shall be deemed remedial whether its immediate purport be to direct the doing of anything which the Legislature deems to be for the public good or to prevent or punish the doing of anything which it deems to be contrary to the public good and shall Construction accordingly receive such fair, large and liberal construction and interpretation as will best ensure the attainment of the object of the Act and of the provision or enactment according to the true intent, meaning and spirit thereof; Preamble part of Act and explanatory thereof All Acts to be 3. The preamble of an Act shall be deemed a part thereof and intended to assist in explaining the purport and object of the Act; 4. Every Act shall unless by express provision it is declared to be a private Act be deemed to be a public Act and shall be be judicially judicially noticed by all judges, justices of the peace and noticed others; Majesty" 5. The expression "his Majesty," "the King" or "the "His 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; Governor" 6. The expression "Lieutenant Governor" means the Lieu- "Lieutenant tenant Governor for the time being or other chief executive officer or administrator for the time being carrying on the government of Saskatchewan by whatever title he is designated; Governor 7. The expression "Lieutenant Governor in Council" means "Lieutenant the Lieutenant Governor or person administering the govern- in Council ment of Saskatchewan for the time being acting by and with the advice and consent of or in conjunction with the Executive Council of Saskatchewan; tories" 8. The expression "Territories" where it occurs in any Act "Terr passed prior to the first day of September, A.D. 1905, means the North-West Territories as defined in The North-West Territories Act 1886 excepting that portion of the said Territories declared by The Yukon Territory Act to constitute the Yukon Territory; Kingdom" 9. The expression "United Kingdom" means the United "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; and the expression "United "United States". means the United States of America; and States generally the name commonly applied to any country, place, Names of body, corporation, society, officer, functionary, person, party places, coror thing means such country, place, body, corporation, society, persons officer, functionary, person, party or thing although such name is not the formal and extended designation thereof; porations, tion" 10. The expression "proclamation" means a proclamation "Proclamaunder the Great Seal; and the expression "Great Seal" means "Great Seal" the Great Seal of Saskatchewan; 11. The expression "person" includes any body corporate "Person" 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; 12. The expression "shall" shall be construed as imperative; "Shall" and and the expression "may" as permissive; "may" 13. Whenever the expression "herein" is used in any section "Herein" of an Act it shall be understood to relate to the whole Act and not to that section only; 14. The expression "holiday" includes (a) Christmas day, "Holiday" (b) New Year's day, (c) Victoria day (being the twentyfourth day of May), (d) the birthday of the reigning sovereign (or in lieu thereof the day fixed by proclamation of the Governor General for the celebration of such birthday), (e) Dominion day; and should any of the hereinbefore mentioned |