(1) This Act may be cited as the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1982.
(2) This Act and the Companies Acts, 1963 to 1977, shall be construed together as one Act and may be cited together as the Companies Acts, 1963 to 1982.
(3) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as may be fixed therefor by order or orders of the Minister, either generally or with reference to a particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions of this Act.