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In some legal traditions the Act should have a short title.

11.1.If a short title is used, apply the following rules:
  • The short title should be different from the short titles of other Acts in force.
  • It should avoid esoteric acronyms, plays of language, and tributes or memorials to named persons who are not the subject of the Act.
  • Consideration should be given to easy and quick identification of the subject of the Act.
  • In some legal traditions it is required to use the long title when the Act is referred to for the first time in a later Act.

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