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Reprints Act 1992
sec.32Name of provision units in statutory instruments
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### sec.32 Name of provision units in statutory instruments
If a provision of a statutory instrument is called a regulation, subregulation, sub-subregulation, rule, subrule, by-law, sub-by-law, clause, subclause, sub-subclause, paragraph, subparagraph, sub-subparagraph, item, subitem, or any other name, the provision may be called—
if the provision is a provision unit equivalent to a section of an Act—a section; or
if the provision is a provision unit equivalent to a subsection of an Act—a subsection; or
if the provision is a provision unit equivalent to a paragraph of an Act—a paragraph; or
if the provision is a provision unit equivalent to a subparagraph of an Act—a subparagraph; or
if the provision is a provision unit equivalent to a sub-subparagraph of an Act—a sub-subparagraph.
Regulation 2 may be called section 2 .
By-law 5(2)(a) may be called section 5 (2)(a), that is, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 5 .
- (a) if the provision is a provision unit equivalent to a section of an Act—a section; or
- (b) if the provision is a provision unit equivalent to a subsection of an Act—a subsection; or
- (c) if the provision is a provision unit equivalent to a paragraph of an Act—a paragraph; or
- (d) if the provision is a provision unit equivalent to a subparagraph of an Act—a subparagraph; or
- (e) if the provision is a provision unit equivalent to a sub-subparagraph of an Act—a sub-subparagraph.