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Legislation Act 2019

Drafting and publishing of legislation - Drafting and publishing legislation - Official versions and related matters

78: Official versions of legislation

You could also call this:

"Reliable copies of the law: what you can trust"

The PCO can publish official electronic versions of legislation and official printed versions of legislation. You can trust that these versions are correct. If a printed version is made directly from an official electronic version, it is also an official version.

An official version of legislation can be electronic or printed, and it must be identified as official according to the rules made under this Act. You should treat a document as an official version unless you find out it is not correct.

You can find more information about this by looking at the Legislation Act 1986 for comparison, which is available on the legislation website.

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Part 3Drafting and publishing of legislation
Drafting and publishing legislation: Official versions and related matters

78Official versions of legislation

  1. The PCO may publish—

  2. official electronic versions of legislation; and
    1. official printed versions of legislation.

      1. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from an official electronic version is also an official version.

      2. An electronic or a printed document that is identified as an official version of legislation in accordance with regulations made under this Act must be treated as an official version unless the contrary is shown.

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