Interpretation and General Clauses Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · General Provisions Regarding Acts and Other Written Laws
10. Effect of repeal generally
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Where a written law repeals in whole or in part any other written law, unless the contrary intention appears, the repeal shall not —
written law
“written law” includes all Acts, Proclamation and subsidiary legislation, or any part thereof, but does not include any Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom or any Order of Her Britannic Majesty in Council, or any law which no authority in Brunei Darussalam is empowered to amend;
revive anything not in force or existing at the time at which the repeal takes effect;
affect the previous operation of any written law so repealed, or anything duly done or suffered under any written law so repealed;
affect any right, power, obligation, restriction or liability acquired, accrued, imposed or incurred under any written law so repealed;
affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed against any written law so repealed; or
offence
“offence” means any act punishable under any law for the time being in force in Brunei Darussalam;
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affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, power, obligation, restriction, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment as aforesaid; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such restriction, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the repealing written law had not been passed.
Terms defined in s 3
offence
Defined · s 3“offence” means any act punishable under any law for the time being in force in Brunei Darussalam;
written law
Defined · s 3“written law” includes all Acts, Proclamation and subsidiary legislation, or any part thereof, but does not include any Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom or any Order of Her Britannic Majesty in Council, or any law which no authority in Brunei Darussalam is empowered to amend;
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