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22. Any Ordinance which amends any other Ordinance shall be read and construed as one with the amended Ordinance, and the amended Ordinance may, in the amending Ordinance, be referred to as the “principal Ordinance”, “principal regulations” or as the case may be.

23. Where an Ordinance repeals in whole or in part any other Ordinance, the repeal shall not—
 * (a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect;
 * (b) affect the previous operation of any Ordinance so repealed or anything duly done or suffered under any Ordinance so repealed;
 * (c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under any Ordinance so repealed;
 * (d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any Ordinance so repealed; or
 * (e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing Ordinance had not been passed.

24. Where any Ordinance repealing in whole or in part any former Ordinance is itself repealed, such last repeal shall not revive the Ordinance or provision previously repealed, unless provision is made to that effect.

25. Where any Ordinance repeals in whole or in part any other Ordinance and substitutes other provisions therefor, the repealed Ordinance shall remain in force until the substituted provisions come into operation.

26. Where any Ordinance which has been amended by any other Ordinance is repealed, such repeal shall include the repeal of all those provisions of such other Ordinance by which such first mentioned Ordinance was amended.

27. Upon the expiry or lapse of any Ordinance, the provisions of section 23 shall apply as if such Ordinance had been repealed.