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PART 2
Amendments of Principal Act
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Amendment of section 1 (interpretation) of Principal Act.
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3.—Section 1(1) of the Principal Act is amended—
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(a) in the definition of “abuse”, by inserting in paragraphs (c) and (d), after “results”, “, or could reasonably be expected to result,”,
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(b) by inserting the following definition after the definition of “abuse”:
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“ ‘admit’, in relation to a document, means—
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(a) if the document is an original document, admit that it was written, signed or executed as it purports to have been, and
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(b) if the document is a copy of another document, admit that it is a true copy of the other document,
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and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;”,
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(c) by inserting the following after the definition of “advisor”:
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“ ‘authorised officer’ shall be construed in accordance with section 23;”,
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(d) by deleting the definition of “inquiry officer”, and
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(e) by substituting the following definition for the definition of “serious offence”:
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“ ‘serious offence’ means an offence for which a person of full age and capacity and not previously convicted may be punished by imprisonment for a term of one year or by a more severe penalty;”.
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