by the Parliament of the Dominion of Canada

“ Where any Act is repealed wholly or in part and other provisions substituted, all officers, persons, bodies politic or corporate acting under the old law shall continue to act as if appointed under the new law, until others are appointed in their stead ”

“ The Law is to be considered as always speaking, and whenever any matter or thing is expressed in the present tense, the same is to 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 ”

“ No provision or enactment in any Act, shall affect in any manner or way whatsoever, the rights of Her Majesty, Her Heirs or Successors, unless it is expressly stated therein that Her Majesty shall be bound thereby; nor if such Act be of the nature of a private Act, shall it affect the rights of any person or of any body politic, corporate or collegiate, such only excepted as are therein mentioned or referred to. Power always reserved to Parliament to repeal or amend any Act. ”

“ The repeal of an Act at any time shall not affect any act done or any right or right of action existing, accruing, accrued or established or any proceedings commenced in a civil cause, before the time when such repeal shall take effect ”

“ Any duty, penalty or sum of money, or the proceeds of any forfeiture, which is by any Act given to the Crown, shall, if no other provision be made respecting it, form part of the Consolidated Revenue Fund of Canada and be accounted for and otherwise dealt with accordingly; Paying and accounting for moneys appropriated by statute. ”

“ Words making any association or number of persons a corporation or body politic and corporate, shall vest in such corporation, power to sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, by their corporate name, to have a common seal, and to alter or change the same at their pleasure, and to have perpetual succession, and power to acquire and hold personal property or moveables for the purposes for which the corporation is constituted, and to alienate the same at pleasure ”

“ When any act or thing is required to be done by more than two persons, a majority of them may do it.
Distribution of the Printed Statutes. Certified copy of every Act to be furnished to Queen’s Printer.
9. The Clerk of the Senate shall furnish Her Majesty’s Printer with a certified copy of every Act of the Parliament, of Canada so soon as the same has received Royal Assent, or if the Bill has been reserved, so soon as the Royal Assent thereto has been proclaimed in Canada. Printer to distribute printed copies of Acts. ”

“ Where power to make by-laws, regulations rules or orders is conferred, it shall include the power to alter or revoke the same and make others. Acts not to affect the Crown, unless specially declared to do so. ”