Referential legislation

One is where an earlier legislation or some of its provisions are incorporated in subsequent legislation; in such case, provision of earlier legislation or its portion so incorporated are considered as part of subsequent legislation

Other type of referential legislation is that where earlier legislation may not be made part of subsequent legislation but same is used only for reference of a broad nature as law on the subject generally, and the same is clarified from context of the subsequent statute

Such method of referential legislation may be advantageous for parliamentary and administrative point of view

Whether legislation falls under the first or the second category for which context of statute is to be considered is always question of construction.

Verba relata hoc maxime operantur per referentiam ut in eis inessee vindentur: words to which reference is made in an instrument have the same effect and operation as if they were inserted in the clause referring to them.