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Legislation Act 2019

Drafting and publishing of legislation - Revision Bills - Preparation of revisions

98: Certification of revision Bill

You could also call this:

"Checking a revised law to make sure it's correct before it's approved"

When you are preparing a revision Bill, there are people called certifiers who check it. The certifiers are the President of the Law Commission, the Solicitor-General, a retired Judge of the High Court, and the Chief Parliamentary Counsel. They make sure the Bill is correct before it goes any further.

The Chief Parliamentary Counsel sends the revision Bill to the certifiers to check. The certifiers can approve the Bill if they think it has been prepared correctly, using the powers set out in section 96, and if it does not change the law in any way that is not allowed by section 96(3).

The certifiers can ask the Chief Parliamentary Counsel to make changes to the Bill before they approve it. Once the certifiers have approved the Bill, the Chief Parliamentary Counsel gives the Bill and a certificate to the Attorney-General.

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Part 3Drafting and publishing of legislation
Revision Bills: Preparation of revisions

98Certification of revision Bill

  1. For the purposes of this subpart, the certifiers are the President of the Law Commission, the Solicitor-General, a retired Judge of the High Court nominated by the Attorney-General, and the Chief Parliamentary Counsel.

  2. The Chief Parliamentary Counsel must submit a revision Bill to the certifiers for certification under this section.

  3. The certifiers may certify a revision Bill if they are satisfied that—

  4. the revision powers set out in section 96 have been exercised appropriately in the preparation of the revision; and
    1. the revision Bill does not change the effect of the law, except as authorised by section 96(3).

      1. Before certifying a revision Bill, the certifiers may require the Chief Parliamentary Counsel to make whatever changes they consider necessary.

      2. When a revision Bill has been certified, the Chief Parliamentary Counsel must give the revision Bill and certificate to the Attorney-General.

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