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Guideline 43
An Act not primarily intended to amend other Acts may set out amendments of other Acts when they are required as a consequence of the new norms it introduces. Where such consequential amendments are important, a separate amending Act should be adopted.
| 43.1. | An Act with autonomous provisions may alter the legal context of a given field to such an extent as to make it necessary to amend other Acts governing other areas within the same field. To the extent that the amendment remains altogether secondary to the main scope of the Act, the amending provisions can be included in the new Act, alongside with its autonomous provisions. Only in this case an exception is admitted to the prohibition set out in Guideline 37 on the inclusion of new autonomous provisions in amending Acts; if the amending provisions become preponderant, they should be placed in a separate Act. | |
| 43.2. | Also, the amendments contained in an Act with autonomous provisions should be express and, where possible, textual. | |
| 43.3. | In order for the amendments to be apparent, the amended Acts must be mentioned in the title of the amending Act with autonomous provisions. | |
