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Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984
20Construction of references in Acts to portions of Acts or subordinate instruments
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20 Construction of references in Acts to portions of Acts or subordinate instruments
In an Act, a description or citation of a portion of that Act or of any other Act or of any subordinate instrument made under that Act or any other Act shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as including the word, section, subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, regulation, rule, by-law, local law, subregulation, subrule, clause, Chapter, Part, Schedule or other division mentioned or referred to as forming the beginning and as forming the end of the portion comprised in the description or citation.