Tasmanian Legislation
Acts Enumeration Act 1947
An Act to provide for the enumeration of the Acts of the Parliament of this State according to the secular or calendar year [Royal Assent 11 November 1947]
Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Acts Enumeration Act 1947 .
2. Acts to be numbered according to the calendar year (1) Notwithstanding any law or practice to the contrary, the Acts of Parliament of this State shall, after 1st January 1948, be numbered according to the secular or calendar year, and not according to the year of His Majesty's reign. (2) A new series of numbers shall be commenced with the first Act passed in each successive year. (3) Notwithstanding any law, rule of law, or practice to the contrary, for the purposes only of this section and of section 13 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 an Act shall be deemed to be passed in the year in which the Bill for that Act is agreed to (whether with or without amendment) by both Houses of Parliament.
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