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# Exercise

Act 5 of 2012 has the following provisions: 

> 1\. In section 1 of the principal Act, delete subsection (1). \
> 2\. In section 3 of the principal Act, insert the following after paragraph (a): \
>     "(aA) a new paragraph;"\
> 3\. In section 4 of the principal Act, substitute subsection (2) with the following: \
>     "(2) New subsection."

1. Copy and paste the text below into the editor.
2. Apply the amendments given above.
3. Annotate the amendments.

```
SEC 1. - First section of principal Act

  SUBSEC (1)

    First subsection, will be deleted.

  SUBSEC (2)

    This one will be left alone.

SEC 2. - Second section of principal Act

  This one will be left alone.

SEC 3. - Third section of principal Act

  Introductory text:
  
  PARA (a)
  
    first paragraph;
  
  PARA (b)
  
    subsequent paragraph; and
  
  PARA (c)
  
    final paragraph.

SEC 4. - Fourth section of principal Act

  SUBSEC (1)

    This one will be left alone.

  SUBSEC (2)

    Old subsection (will be replaced).


```

When you're done, it should look like this in View mode:

![](/files/-Mc9ZwcFkMR0UTcfeky2)

and like this in Edit mode:

```
SEC 1. - First section of principal Act

  SUBSEC (1)

    {{*[subsection (1) deleted by section 1 of Act 5 of 2012]}}

  SUBSEC (2)

    This one will be left alone.

SEC 2. - Second section of principal Act

  This one will be left alone.

SEC 3. - Third section of principal Act

  Introductory text:
  
  PARA (a)
  
    first paragraph;

  PARA (aA)
  
    a new paragraph;
    
    {{*[paragraph (aA) inserted by section 2 of Act 5 of 2012]}}
  
  PARA (b)
  
    subsequent paragraph; and
  
  PARA (c)
  
    final paragraph.

SEC 4. - Fourth section of principal Act

  SUBSEC (1)

    This one will be left alone.

  SUBSEC (2)

    New subsection.

    {{*[subsection (2) substituted by section 3 of Act 5 of 2012]}}
    

```