Interpretation and General Clauses Act · s 14

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14.
Construction of general penalties provision regarding subsidiary legislation
(1) A provision in any written law to the effect that any breach or contravention of subsidiary legislation made or deemed to be made, or taking effect, by virtue of such written law shall constitute an offence, or prescribing punishment for breach or contravention of such subsidiary legislation, is deemed to include power to prescribe by such subsidiary legislation that the contravention of any particular provision therein shall or shall not constitute an offence, and to include power to prescribe by such subsidiary legislation punishment therefor not exceeding that so prescribed in such written law for breach or contravention of the subsidiary legislation:
Provided that, except in so far as the power deemed by this subsection to be included in such provision is exercised, such provision shall be construed and take effect as if no such power had been conferred.
(2) Notwithstanding section 2 —
(a) this section applies to any written law coming into operation prior to the commencement of this Act, notwithstanding any contrary expression in such written law; and

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(b) this section applies to any written law coming into operation after the commencement of this Act, unless the operation of this section is expressly excluded.

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s 14Construction of general penalties provision regarding subsidiary legislation

(1)

A provision in any written law to the effect that any breach or contravention of subsidiary legislation made or deemed to be made, or taking effect, by virtue of such written law shall constitute an offence, or prescribing punishment for breach or contravention of such subsidiary legislation, is deemed to include power to prescribe by such subsidiary legislation that the contravention of any particular provision therein shall or shall not constitute an offence, and to include power to prescribe by such subsidiary legislation punishment therefor not exceeding that so prescribed in such written law for breach or contravention of the subsidiary legislation:

Provided that, except in so far as the power deemed by this subsection to be included in such provision is exercised, such provision shall be construed and take effect as if no such power had been conferred.

(2)

Notwithstanding section 2 —

(a)

this section applies to any written law coming into operation prior to the commencement of this Act, notwithstanding any contrary expression in such written law; and

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(b)

this section applies to any written law coming into operation after the commencement of this Act, unless the operation of this section is expressly excluded.