(e)the short title authorized by that Act whether or not that Act or the provision of that Act authorizing that form of citation has come into operation or has been repealed; or
(f)if there is no short title authorized by that Act, the title appearing before the enacting words or, if there is a preamble, before the preamble, whether or not that Act has come into operation or has been repealed.
(2)The title of an Act appearing before the enacting words or, if there is a preamble, before the preamble, forms part of the Act if there is no short title authorized by the Act.
(2AA)A citation of an Act by the title appearing before the enacting words or, if there is a preamble, before the preamble, being a citation that is in italics without bolding, is sufficient for the purposes of subsection (1).
(2A)The Clerk of the Parliaments must alter the title appearing before the enacting words (or, if there is a preamble, before the preamble) in a Bill that is to be presented to the Governor for the Royal Assent by substituting the word "Act" for the word "Bill".
(3)If an Act passed on or after 1 September 1985 does not authorize its citation by a short title, the long title of the Bill for the Act does not form part of the Act.