Singapore legislation
Section 7
Section 7
Bringing of revised edition of Acts into force
(1)
The Commissioners must, upon completion, transmit to the President a copy of the revised edition of Acts.
(2)
The President may then, by order in the Gazette, provide that the revised edition of Acts comes into force on such date as the President thinks fit.
(3)
The revised edition of Acts must, as soon as possible after the publication of the order, be published and presented to Parliament.
(4)
From the date specified in the order mentioned in subsection (2), the revised edition of Acts is, without affecting sections 5 and 6, in all courts and for all purposes the sole and only proper Statute Book of Singapore in respect of Acts contained therein.