Interpretation and General Clauses Act · s 17

Suggest a correction

Tell us what is wrong in this text. We check every suggestion against the official version before we change anything.

What is wrong?Wrong or mistyped wordsWrong structure or numberingWrong title or detailsText that appears twice

What should change, and whyUp to 2,000 characters.The text as it should read (optional)

17.
Signification of orders of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council
Whenever any written law confers upon His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan or His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council power to —
(a) make subsidiary legislation;
(b) give any directions;
(c) issue, any order;
(d) authorise any thing or matter to be done;
(e) grant any exemption;
(f)
remit any fee or penalty; or
(g) exercise any other power, it shall be sufficient if the exercise of such power be signified, in the case of
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, under the hand of any Minister or the Permanent Secretary to the Office of the Prime Minister, and, in the case of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council, under the hand of any Minister or the Secretary to the Council of Ministers:
Provided that this section does not apply to the power of His Majesty the
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to issue any warrant or Proclamation, which shall be made or issued only under the hand of His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan himself.

Edit the text above. Up to 20,000 characters.Where you checked it (optional)A link to the official version, if you have one.

The text as we hold it

Open the official text

s 17Signification of orders of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council

Whenever any written law confers upon His Majesty the Sultan and

Yang Di-Pertuan or His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council power to —

(a)

make subsidiary legislation;

(b)

give any directions;

(c)

issue, any order;

(d)

authorise any thing or matter to be done;

(e)

grant any exemption;

(f)

remit any fee or penalty; or

(g)

exercise any other power, it shall be sufficient if the exercise of such power be signified, in the case of

His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, under the hand of any Minister or the Permanent Secretary to the Office of the Prime Minister, and, in the case of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council, under the hand of any Minister or the Secretary to the Council of Ministers:

Provided that this section does not apply to the power of His Majesty the

Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to issue any warrant or Proclamation, which shall be made or issued only under the hand of His Majesty the Sultan and

Yang Di-Pertuan himself.