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Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 s 72

Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967 s 72

s 72 Mode of citing Acts of Parliament, Ordinances and Enactments

(1) When any Act of Parliament, Ordinance or Enactment is referred to, it shall be sufficient for all purposes to cite such Act of Parliament, Ordinance or Enactment either by the short title, if any, by which it is made citable, or by the year in which it was made and its number among the Acts of Parliament, Ordinances or Enactments of that year or, in the case of a revised edition of the Acts of Parliament, Ordinances or Enactments issued under any written law providing for the issue of a revised edition, by its short title or its chapter number; and the reference may in all cases be made according to the copies of Acts of Parliament, Ordinances or Enactments printed by the Government Printer. (2) Any reference in an Act of Parliament, Ordinance or Enactment, or in any subsidiary legislation, to any other written law shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as a reference to that other law as for the time being in force. [s. 8] DIVISION SEVEN Repeal, Re-Enactment and Amending Legislation

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Find Act 388 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 May 2015 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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