Interpretation of Citations By Year, Statute, Session, Chapter, Number or Letter
Section 19(1) of the Interpretation Act 1978 provides:
Where an Act cites another Act by year, statute, session or chapter, or a section or other portion of another Act by number or letter, the reference shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as referring-- (a) in the case of Acts included in any revised edition of the statutes printed by authority, to that edition;
- (b) in the case of Acts not so included but included in the edition prepared under the direction of the Record Commission, to that edition;.
- (c) in any other case, to the Acts printed by the Queen's Printer, or under the superintendence or authority of Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
Section 19(1)(b) refers to the edition commonly known as The Statutes of the Realm.
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