The Law Revision Commission and the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) have completed a universal revision of Singapore’s Acts of Parliament. The 2020 Revised Edition of Acts came into force on 31 December 2021.
AGC has communicated via an infographic that while there has been a change in the short title of the various Acts, unless the contrary intention appears, a reference to an Act by its previous or current short title will be taken to refer to the latest in-force version of the Act with the revised short title. It is not necessary to change the title of the Acts in existing documents immediately as the documents do not become invalid. However, it is advisable to update references to the Act titles when next replacing the documents which make reference to the Acts.
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