That doesn't do exactly what I want it to, but I see now how to work it! Many thanks!

The "JL:ref2" part of the link is static. The "ref2" is a link style so it doesn't actually need to be changed so I wasn't sure what it was you were doing with it. I also didn't need the "s." in front of each number. Just the first. You have given me the tools I need to figure it out though!

UPDATE

Okay, here's what I developed from it:

sub link_numbers ($$) {
   my $data = $_[0];
   my $link = $_[1];
   $data =~ s/([s]?s\. )?(\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:\([^\)]+\))*)/<JL:ref2,\"$li
+nk $2\">$1$2<\/JL>/g;
   return $data;
}

while ($line = <DATA>) {
    $line =~ s/ ((?:(?:[s]?s\. )?\d+(?:\.\d+)?(?:\([^\)]+\))*(?:, | an
+d | or )?)+)((?: of| the|,)+ )(<JL:ref2,\"([^\">]+)\">)/" " . link_nu
+mbers($1,$4) . "$2$3"/ge;
    print $line;
    print "\n";
}

__DATA__
This can be found in ss. 3 and 4 of the <JL:ref2,"Interpretation Act">
+Interpretation Act</JL>.
As discussed in s. 3 or 5 of the <JL:ref2,"Interpretation Act">Interpr
+etation Act</JL>.
Filling up space in ss. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 of the <JL:ref2,"Interpreta
+tion Act">Interpretation Act</JL> .

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Again, many thanks. You saved my bacon.

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