Part 1Preliminary

Part 1 Preliminary 1 Displacement of Schedule by contrary intention The application of this Schedule may be displaced, wholly or partly, by a contrary intention appearing in this Law. Part 2 General 2 Law to be construed not to exceed legislative power of Legislature (1) This Law is to be construed as operating to the full extent of, but so as not to exceed, the legislative power of the Legislature of this jurisdiction. (2) If a provision of this Law, or the application of a provision of this Law to a person, subject matter or circumstance, would, but for this clause, be construed as being in excess of the legislative power of the Legislature of this jurisdiction: (a) it is a valid provision to the extent to which it is not in excess of the power, and (b) the remainder of this Law, and the application of the provision to other persons, subject matters or circumstances, is not affected. (3) This clause applies to this Law in addition to, and without limiting the effect of, any provision of this Law.

Schedule 1 Miscellaneous provisions relating to interpretation Part 2 General Section 3 page 34 Electronic Conveyancing National Law (ACT) Effective: 04/09/22 R3 04/09/22 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au 3 Every section to be a substantive enactment Every section of this Law has effect as a substantive enactment without introductory words. 4 Material that is, and is not, part of this Law (1) The heading to a Part, Division or Subdivision into which this Law is divided is part of this Law. (2) A Schedule to this Law is part of this Law. (3) Punctuation in this Law is part of this Law. (4) A heading to a section or subsection of this Law does not form part of this Law. (5) Notes included in this Law (including footnotes and endnotes) do not form part of this Law. 5 References to particular Acts and to enactments In this Law: (a) an Act of this jurisdiction may be cited: (i) by its short title, or (ii) by reference to the year in which it was passed and its number, and (b) a Commonwealth Act may be cited: (i) by its short title, or (ii) in another way sufficient in a Commonwealth Act for the citation of such an Act, together with a reference to the Commonwealth, and

Miscellaneous provisions relating to interpretation Schedule 1 General Part 2 Section 6 R3 04/09/22 Electronic Conveyancing National Law (ACT) Effective: 04/09/22 page 35 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (c) an Act of another jurisdiction may be cited: (i) by its short title, or (ii) in another way sufficient in an Act of the jurisdiction for the citation of such an Act, together with a reference to the jurisdiction.