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19 Citation of references in Acts

(1)Where a provision of an Act refers—

(aaa)to a Chapter by a number, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the Chapter, designated by that number, of the Act in which the reference occurs;

S. 19(1)(aaa) inserted by No. 60/2000 s. 4(1).

(aa)to a Part by a number, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed—

S. 19(1)(aa) inserted by No. 60/2000 s. 4(1).

(i)if the Act contains Chapters and the Part number is not a decimal number— as a reference to the Part, designated by that number, of the Chapter in which the reference occurs; or

S. 19(1)(aa)(i) substituted by No. 5/2015 s. 6.

(ia)if the Act contains Chapters and the Part number is a decimal number—as a reference to the Part, designated by that number, of the Act in which the reference occurs; or

S. 19(1)(aa)(ia) inserted by No. 5/2015 s. 6.

(ii)if the Act does not contain Chapters, as a reference to the Part, designated by that number, of the Act in which the reference occurs;

(a)to a section or Schedule by a number, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the section or Schedule, designated by that number, of or to the Act in which the reference occurs;

S. 19(1)(a) amended by No. 60/2000 s. 4(2).

(b)to a Schedule but does not refer to it by a number, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, if there is only one Schedule to the Act in which the reference occurs, be construed as a reference to the Schedule to the Act in which the reference occurs; or

(c)to a Division, Subdivision, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, sub-subparagraph, clause, subclause, sub-subclause, item, column, table or form by a number, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference—

(i)to the Division, designated by that number, of the Part in which the reference occurs;

(ii)to the Subdivision, designated by that number, of the Division in which the reference occurs;

(iii)to the subsection, designated by that number, of the section in which the reference occurs;

(iv)to the paragraph, designated by that number, of the section, subsection, interpretation or Schedule in which the reference occurs;

(v)to the paragraph, designated by that number, of the clause, subclause, item, column, table or form of or in the Schedule in which the reference occurs;

(vi)to the subparagraph, designated by that number, of the paragraph in which the reference occurs;

(vii)to the sub-subparagraph, designated by that number, of the subparagraph in which the reference occurs;

(viii)to the table, designated by that number, of or in the section or subsection in which the reference occurs;

(ix)to the clause, item, column, table or form, designated by that number, of or in the Schedule in which the reference occurs;

(x)to the subclause, designated by that number, of the clause in which the reference occurs; or

(xi)to the sub-subclause, designated by that number, of the subclause in which the reference occurs— as the case requires.

(2)In subsection (1) number means—

(a)a number expressed in words or figures;

(b)a letter; or

(c)a combination of a number so expressed and a letter.