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INTERPRETATION ACT 1984 - SECT 20

20 .         Commencement of Acts

        (1)         Every Act to which the Royal Assent has been given before 1 July 1984 shall be deemed to have come into operation on the day on which that Act received the Royal Assent, unless the contrary intention appears in the Act.

        (2)         Every Act to which the Royal Assent is given on or after 1 July 1984 shall, unless the contrary intention appears in that Act, come into operation on the 28th day after the day on which that Act receives the Royal Assent.

        (3)         Every Act reserved for the signification of Her Majesty’s pleasure on or after 1 July 1984 shall, unless the contrary intention appears in that Act, come into operation on the day on which Her Majesty’s assent is proclaimed in the Gazette .



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