Legislation Act 2019

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

79: Legal status of official versions

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"What makes an official version of the law trustworthy?"

When you look at an official version of legislation, you can trust it to be correct if it is the original version. If it is a consolidation under section 70, you can trust it to state the law correctly as at its stated date. You can also trust it if it includes changes made under subpart 2.

If an official version of secondary legislation says when it was published, you can trust that it was published on that date. This is because it is evidence that the legislation was published then. You can trust these official versions unless someone shows that they are incorrect.

You can trust that changes made under subpart 2 are allowed, because the official version is evidence of this. The official version will state the date when the changes were made, and you can trust this date. These rules apply to all official versions of legislation, unless someone proves they are wrong.

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Drafting and publishing legislation: Official versions and related matters

79Legal status of official versions

  1. An official version of legislation—

  2. (if it is as originally enacted or made) is taken to correctly set out the text of the legislation; and
    1. (if it is a consolidation under section 70) is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments; and
      1. (if it is a version of legislation that includes changes made under subpart 2)—
        1. is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation and by the changes made (and paragraph (b) also applies if the legislation is also a consolidation); and
          1. is evidence that those changes are authorised by that subpart.
          2. An official version of secondary legislation that states the date of publication by the PCO is evidence that the legislation was published on the date stated.

          3. The presumptions in this section apply unless the contrary is shown.

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