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Interpretation Act 1965 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Powers and Appointments
32. Appointments having retrospective effect
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commencement
Defined · s 2
“commencement”, in relation to an Act, means the time at which the Act comes into operation in Singapore;