In addition to subject headings, each Act is indexed. The Subject Index Approach is not the most effective way to find legislation. Use the Short Title Approach or find a Subject Consolidation instead. In theory, the computer is ideally suited to provide comprehensive and current access to legislation. General Hints for Searching Statutes Electronically 1.
Statutes use precise terms.
Once you have obtained the name of the relevant statute and section numbers it is easier to check for amendments, dates of coming into force, and bills. Searching by section number is complex. Section numbers of statutes change with every Revised Statutes. On QL Systems, care must be taken to input section numbers in a particular way. Check currency of database.