(1) As used in this section, “law” means any of the following:

  (a) A public act of the legislature.

  (b) An initiated law adopted by the people.

  (c) An executive order of the governor submitted to the legislature pursuant to section 2 of article 5 of the state constitution of 1963 and having the force of law.

  (2) A reference to “Michigan Compiled Laws” shall include all sections of law, as last amended, which are assigned a compilation number by the legislative service bureau and are not subsequently repealed.

  (3) Unless otherwise specifically provided, a reference to all or part of a statute, regardless of whether the words “as amended” are used in the reference, shall include the latest amendments to the statute or part.

  (4) With respect to a section of the Michigan Compiled Laws which is added to a statute or amended subsequent to the most recent published compilation of the laws of this state in force, as certified by the legislative council, a reference within the title or an enacting section of a statute to the law which added or amended the section is not required, but a statute may include within the title or enacting section, or both, of the statute, a reference to the law which added or most recently amended the section subsequent to the most recent published compilation.