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- ↑ "Hong Kong e-Legislation". www.elegislation.gov.hk.
- ↑ (eISB), electronic Irish Statute Book. "electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)". www.irishstatutebook.ie.
- ↑ (eISB), electronic Irish Statute Book. "electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB)". www.irishstatutebook.ie.
- ↑ "Legislation Act 2019 No 58 (as at 12 April 2022), Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation". www.legislation.govt.nz.
- ↑ Loveland, Ian. Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Human Rights. Third Edition. Butterworths. 2003. Page 67.