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2 Short title and commencement

1. This Act is the Statute Law Reform Act 2021 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette. PART 1 UNIVERSAL REVISION OF ACTS Amendment of long title

2. The long title to the Revised Edition of the Laws Act (Cap. 275) (called in this Part the principal Act) is amended by deleting the words “the annual revision” and substituting the words “subsequent revisions”.

Amendment of section 3

3. Section 3(1) of the principal Act is amended by deleting the words “an annual revision” and substituting the words “subsequent revisions”.

Amendment of section 4

4. Section 4(1) of the principal Act is amended—
 * (a) by deleting the words “shall have power in their discretion” and substituting the words “have power, without changing the meaning of any Act”;
 * (b) by deleting the words “supply or alter” in paragraph (d) and substituting the words “supply, alter or omit”;
 * (c) by deleting the words “rules, regulations or by-laws” in paragraph (e)(iii) and substituting the words “subsidiary legislation”;
 * (d) by deleting paragraph (i) and substituting the following paragraphs: