referential legislation any amendment made in the earlier legislation after enactment of subsequent legislation would also be applicable. But if it is a legislation ... earlier legislation applicable to matters covered by the latter legislation. Such a legislation may either be (i) a referential legislation which merely contains a reference
sufficient to say that they draw a distinction between referential legislation which merely contains a 'reference or citation of a provision of another statute ... piece of referential legislation which incorporates within itself a provision of any statute. In the former case, the provision of the second statute, along with
ruled to describe referential legislation and meaning of 'so far as may be' and has held as under :
'The next question that ... upon the general principles applicable to what is described as 'referential legislation' of which this is an instance. Legislatures sometimes take a short
into
the later. But this must be distinguished from a referential legislation
which merely contains a reference or the citation of the provisions ... whether a particular
legislation falls in the category of referential legislation or legislation by
incorporation depends upon the language used in the statute in which
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited vs The State Of Karnataka on 10 June, 2004
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