The phrase "act referred" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a specific action or legislation that has been mentioned or cited previously in a text.
Example: "In the document, the act referred to is crucial for understanding the legal implications of the case."
Alternatives: "mentioned act" or "cited act".
Following are excerpts from the Supreme Court's decision today declaring unconstitutional the civil remedy provision of the Violence Against Women Act, referred to by the court as Section 13981.
Correction: July 30 , 2005 Saturday An article last Saturday about the House education committee's approval of changes in the Higher Education Act referred incorrectly to a proposal to expand eligibility for federal Pell grants.
An article on Friday about a second federal appeals court ruling against the Defense of Marriage Act referred incorrectly to the formation of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, a House of Representatives panel.
An amendment to the British North America Act (referred to as the Newfoundland Act) finalized the arrangements, and Newfoundland became a Canadian province on March 31 , 1949 its name was changed to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001.
The president's comment about the Fugitive Slave Act referred to a rally against his health care program in New Hampshire last month sponsored by Americans for Prosperity, a Koch-financed group.
Gloria Steinem's memoir is dedicated to Dr John Sharpe of London, who, 10 years before the 1967 Abortion Act, referred a 22-year-old American woman, who had recently broken off an engagement, for an abortion.
He says the Irish Defamation Act refers to the Irish Press Council.
November 6, 2013 Article 10 of the Human Rights Act refers to freedom of expression.
Class Act refers to a federal insurance program for long-term care, known as the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act.
Yes, the care act refers extensively to the role that home-based interventions can play in health.
The "Act" refers to the Immigration Act of 1918, which broadened the definition of anarchy, thus allowing the government to arrest suspected anarchists without due process.
