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Where an Act cites another Act by year, statute, session or chapter, or a section or other portion of another Act by number or letter, the reference shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as referring- (a) in the case of Acts included in any revised edition of the statutes printed by authority, to that edition;
An Act to provide for the numbering and citation of future Acts of Parliament by reference to the calendar year in which they are passed. Citation: 10 & 11 Eliz. 2. c. 34: Introduced by: Viscount Kilmuir (the Lord Chancellor) (Lords) Territorial extent United Kingdom: Dates; Royal assent: 19 July 1962: Commencement: 19 July 1962 [2]
An Act to make provision about threats to national security from espionage, sabotage and persons acting for foreign powers; about the extra-territorial application of Part 2 of the Serious Crime Act 2007; [e] for the registration of certain arrangements with, and activities of, specified persons and foreign powers; about the award of damages in ...
Where any Act cites or refers to another Act otherwise than by its short title, the short title may, in any revised edition of the statutes printed by authority, be printed in substitution for such citation or reference. [12] Where an Act cites another Act by year, statute, session or chapter, or a section or other portion of another Act by ...
UK legislation should be cited by short title, always written in roman with the year at the end, with no comma before it. The section is abbreviated with no full stops. Employment Rights Act 1996, s 86(1)(a) Older statutes (e.g. those for which no official short title exists) may be cited by regnal year and chapter where this is considered helpful.
This has been replaced in most territories by simple reference to the calendar year, with the first act passed being chapter 1, and so on. In the United Kingdom, legislation has referenced by year and chapter number since 1963 (Acts of Parliament Numbering and Citation Act 1962). Each act is numbered consecutively based on the date it received ...
An Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom is primary legislation passed by the UK Parliament in Westminster, London. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] An Act of Parliament can be enforced in all four of the UK constituent countries ( England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland ).
This is a list of lists of acts of the several Parliaments and Assemblies that exist or formerly existed in the United Kingdom and the former Kingdoms of Great Britain, England, Scotland and Ireland, grouped by the Parliament or Assembly that passed them. It also contains information on series of acts of similar purpose.