§ 3003. Reference to existing laws. The reference by any law, general or special or by any local law, ordinance, order, rule, regulation, administrative code provision or sanitary or health code provision to any § of the highway law, penal law or insurance law as in force immediately prior to the time this act shall take effect, shall be deemed to be construed as a reference to the corresponding provision or provisions of such law, as renumbered, modified or amended by this chapter, irrespective of whether such provision or provisions is or are contained in one or more than one title, article, section, subdivision or other part thereof.