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Interpretation Act 1978
6BReferences to commencement
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6B References to commencement
A reference in an Act to the commencement or the day or time of
commencement of the Act or part of the Act, or another Act or part
of another Act, (the provisions concerned) is a reference to:
(a) if the provisions concerned commence on a single day or at a
particular time – that day or time; or
(b) if different parts of the provisions concerned commence on
different days or at different times – the last of those days or
times.