Article 900. Codification Provisions  



 
    (70 ILCS 200/Art. 900 heading)
ARTICLE 900. CODIFICATION PROVISIONS

    (70 ILCS 200/900-1)
    Sec. 900-1. Prior law.
    (a) A provision of this Code that is a continuation of a prior law shall not be construed as a new or different law.
    (b) A citation in another Act to an Act or to a Section of an Act that is continued in this Code shall be construed to be a citation to that continued provision in this Code.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/900-5)
    Sec. 900-5. Other Acts of the General Assembly. If any Act of the General Assembly changes, adds, or repeals a provision of prior law that is continued in this Code, then that change, addition, or repeal in the other Act shall be construed together with this Code.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/900-10)
    Sec. 900-10. Home rule; mandates. Nothing in this Code as initially enacted (i) is a denial or limitation on home rule powers if no denial or limitation existed under prior law or (ii) creates a State mandate under the State Mandates Act if no mandate existed under prior law.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)

    (70 ILCS 200/900-15)
    Sec. 900-15. Titles; Articles; captions. The language contained in the Titles, Article headings, and Section and subsection captions in this Code:
        (1) is intended only as a general description that is

    
not a part of the substantive provisions of this Code;
        (2) does not take precedence over the content of the
    
substantive provisions of this Code; and
        (3) shall not be used in construing the meaning of
    
the substantive provisions of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 90-328, eff. 1-1-98.)