Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)

Section 3(3) states:

The inclusion of a statute in Schedule 2 shall not be taken as evidence that the statute, or any provision of it, was of full force and effect immediately before the passing of this Act.

Does this suggest, even if it had been repealed and we were not aware of it through research, that we are providing for having got it wrong? I do not understand the reason for this subsection.