(1) This Act may be cited as the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2000.

(2) Part 1 shall be construed together with the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act, 1999, and the enactments amending or extending that Act.

(3) Any reference in this Act to any other enactment shall, except so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment including this Act.

(4) In this Act, a reference to a Part, section or Schedule is to a Part of section of, or Schedule to, this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended.

(5) In this Act, a reference to a subsection or paragraph is to the subsection or paragraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.