39(1)In an Act, regulation or document an Act may be cited by reference to its chapter number in the Revised Statutes, by reference to its chapter number in the volume of Acts for the year or regnal year in which it was enacted, or by reference to its long title or short title with or without reference to its chapter number.

39(2)A citation of or reference to an enactment or regulation of the Province, of another province of Canada or of Canada shall be deemed to be a citation of or reference to the enactment or regulation as amended from time to time, whether before or after the commencement of the enactment or regulation in which the citation or reference occurs.

39(3)Where an enactment or regulation of any other province of Canada or of Canada is repealed or revoked in whole or in part, and other provisions are substituted by way of amendment, revision or consolidation, a reference in an enactment or regulation of the Province to the repealed or revoked enactment or regulation shall, as regards a subsequent transaction, matter or thing, be construed to be a reference to the provisions of the substituted enactment or regulation relating to the same subject matter as the repealed or revoked enactment or regulation.