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Guideline 10
The title of an Act should give a succinct, non-misleading and, where possible, complete indication of the subject matter.
| 10.1. | The title of the Act should provide clear indications as to the main subject matter of that Act. In particular, it should make it possible to determine what is (or is not) dealt with in the Act. The title should not be cluttered with extraneous information, but rather should use keywords characteristic of the different areas of the Act. The title should not include biased, promotional, or wishful statements. | |
| 10.2. | The title should include the information needed to enable the readers directly affected (for example, not every farmer, but every apple producer) to be prompted to read the Act bearing that title. | |
| 10.3. | Where the title is the main means of identifying an Act, it must be different from the titles of other Acts in force. | |
| 10.4. | An Act amending an earlier Act should have a special title. The title of an amending Act should identify all the Acts which it amends. If the sole purpose of an Act is to amend other Acts, the title of the amending Act should also mention the titles of the amended Acts. | |
| 10.5. | The title of secondary legislation should mention the primary legislation which it implements. | |
