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Acts Interpretation Act 1954
sec.14Material that is, and is not, part of an Act
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### sec.14 Material that is, and is not, part of an Act
A heading to a chapter, part, division or subdivision of an Act is part of the Act .
A heading to a section, subsection or another provision of an Act is part of the Act if—
the Act is enacted after 30 June 1991; or
the heading is amended or inserted after 30 June 1991.
An example in an Act of the operation of a provision of the Act is part of the Act .
A note in an Act to the Act or to a provision of the Act , as opposed to a footnote, an editor’s note or an endnote mentioned in subsection (7) , is part of the Act .
See the note to section 2 .
See the footnote to schedule 1 , definition Acting Governor .
A schedule or appendix of an Act is part of the Act .
Punctuation in an Act is part of the Act .
A footnote or editor’s note to an Act or to a provision of an Act, and an endnote to an Act, are not part of the Act .
s 14 amd 1962 No. 2 s 3
sub 1991 No. 30 s 10
amd 1991 No. 97 s 3 sch 1 ; 1993 No. 76 s 3 sch 1 ; 1994 No. 87 s 3 sch 1 ; 2005 No. 70 s 6 ; 2013 No. 39 s 110 (1) sch 3 pt 1
(sec.14-ssec.1) A heading to a chapter, part, division or subdivision of an Act is part of the Act .
(sec.14-ssec.2) A heading to a section, subsection or another provision of an Act is part of the Act if— the Act is enacted after 30 June 1991; or the heading is amended or inserted after 30 June 1991.
(sec.14-ssec.3) An example in an Act of the operation of a provision of the Act is part of the Act .
(sec.14-ssec.4) A note in an Act to the Act or to a provision of the Act , as opposed to a footnote, an editor’s note or an endnote mentioned in subsection (7) , is part of the Act . See the note to section 2 . See the footnote to schedule 1 , definition Acting Governor .
(sec.14-ssec.5) A schedule or appendix of an Act is part of the Act .
(sec.14-ssec.6) Punctuation in an Act is part of the Act .
(sec.14-ssec.7) A footnote or editor’s note to an Act or to a provision of an Act, and an endnote to an Act, are not part of the Act .
- (a) the Act is enacted after 30 June 1991; or
- (b) the heading is amended or inserted after 30 June 1991.