Summary Offences Act 1981

1: Short Title and commencement

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This Act is called the Summary Offences Act 1981. You can refer to it by this name. It starts on 1 February 1982, except as provided in section 49(2).

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2: Interpretation, or

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1Short Title and commencement

  1. This Act may be cited as the Summary Offences Act 1981.

  2. Except as provided in section 49(2), this Act shall come into force on 1 February 1982.