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LEGISLATION (REPUBLICATION) ACT 1996 (NO. 51 OF 1996) - SECT 5

Interpretation

5. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—“current legislative drafting practice” means the legislative drafting practices from time to time employed in the Parliamentary Counsel's Office; “editorial amendment”, in relation to a law, has the meaning given by section 15; “Government Publisher” means the person holding the office in the Public Service the duties of which involve publishing laws, and includes any person publishing laws for or by the authority of the Executive; “law” means an Act or a subordinate law; “Parliamentary Counsel” means the person holding the office of Parliamentary Counsel in the Public Service; “referential expression” means any of the expressions set out in the Schedule occurring in conjunction with a number or letter, or both, to designate a provision of a law; “republication”, in relation to a law, means a republication of the law in printed or electronic form, and “republish” has a corresponding meaning.



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