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INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 - SECT 33

Citation of references in regulations, rules, by-laws and local laws

S. 33(1) amended by No. 12/1989 s. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 63.3).

    (1)     Where a provision of a subordinate instrument containing a regulation, rule, by-law or local law refers—

S. 33(1)(aaa) inserted by No. 60/2000 s. 6(1).

        (aaa)     to a Chapter by a number, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the Chapter, designated by that number, of the subordinate instrument in which the reference occurs;

S. 33(1)(aa) inserted by No. 60/2000 s. 6(1).

        (aa)     to a Part by a number, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed—

              (i)     if the subordinate instrument contains Chapters, as a reference to the Part, designated by that number, of the Chapter in which the reference occurs; or

              (ii)     if the subordinate instrument does not contain Chapters, as a reference to the Part, designated by that number, of the subordinate instrument in which the reference occurs;

S. 33(1)(a) amended by Nos 12/1989 s. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 63.4), 60/2000 s. 6(2).

        (a)     to a regulation, rule, by-law, local law or Schedule by a number, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to the regulation, rule, by-law, local law or Schedule, designated by that number, of or to the subordinate instrument in which the reference occurs;

        (b)     to a Schedule but does not refer to it by a number, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, if there is only one Schedule to the subordinate instrument in which the reference occurs, be construed as a reference to the Schedule to the subordinate instrument in which the reference occurs; or

        (c)     to a Division, Subdivision, subregulation, subrule, clause of a by-law, paragraph, subparagraph, sub-subparagraph, clause, subclause, sub-subclause, item, column, table or form by a number, the reference shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference—

              (i)     to the Division, designated by that number, of the Part in which the reference occurs;

              (ii)     to the Subdivision, designated by that number, of the Division in which the reference occurs;

              (iii)     to the subregulation or clause, designated by that number, of the regulation in which the reference occurs;

              (iv)     to the subrule or clause, designated by that number, of the rule in which the reference occurs;

S. 33(1)(c)(v) amended by No. 12/1989 s. 4(1)((Sch. 2 item 63.5).

              (v)     to the clause, designated by that number, of the by-law or local law in which the reference occurs;

S. 33(1)(c)(vi) amended by No. 12/1989 s. 4(1)(Sch. 2 item 63.6) (as amended by No. 13/1990 s. 38(1)(x)).

              (vi)     to the paragraph, designated by that number, of the regulation, rule, by-law, local law, subregulation, subrule, clause of a by-law, local law, clause, subclause, interpretation or Schedule in which the reference occurs;

              (vii)     to the paragraph, designated by that number, of the clause, subclause, item, column, table or form or in the Schedule in which the reference occurs;

              (viii)     to the subparagraph, designated by that number, of the paragraph in which the reference occurs;

              (ix)     to the sub-subparagraph, designated by that number, of the subparagraph in which the reference occurs;

              (x)     to the clause, item, column, table or form, designated by that number, of or in the Schedule in which the reference occurs;

              (xi)     to the subclause, designated by that number, of the clause in which the reference occurs; or

              (xii)     to the sub-subclause, designated by that number, of the subclause in which the reference occurs—

as the case requires.

    (2)     In subsection (1) "number" means—

        (a)     a number expressed in words or figures;

        (b)     a letter;

        (c)     a combination of a number so expressed and a letter.

S. 34 amended by No. 60/2000 s. 6(3).



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