Interpretation and General Clauses Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Subsidiary Legislation and Instruments
17. Signification of orders of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Whenever any written law confers upon His Majesty the Sultan and
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;
Yang Di-Pertuan or His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan in Council power to —
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan
“His Majesty” or “His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan” means His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and includes — (a) a Sultan whose accession to the throne has been proclaimed whether or not he has been crowned as the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan; (b) where appropriate, a Council of Regency; and (c) to the extent to which a Deputy to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan is authorised to act, that Deputy;
make subsidiary legislation;
subsidiary legislation
“subsidiary legislation” means any regulation, order, Proclamation or other instrument made under any written law and having legislative effect;
give any directions;
issue, any order;
authorise any thing or matter to be done;
grant any exemption;
remit any fee or penalty; or
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:
Minister
“Minister” means a person appointed under the provisions of Article 4(3) of the Constitution;
Provided that this section does not apply to the power of His Majesty the
His Majesty
“His Majesty” or “His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan” means His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and includes — (a) a Sultan whose accession to the throne has been proclaimed whether or not he has been crowned as the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan; (b) where appropriate, a Council of Regency; and (c) to the extent to which a Deputy to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan is authorised to act, that Deputy;
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.
Terms defined in s 3
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan
Defined · s 3“His Majesty” or “His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan” means His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and includes — (a) a Sultan whose accession to the throne has been proclaimed whether or not he has been crowned as the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan; (b) where appropriate, a Council of Regency; and (c) to the extent to which a Deputy to His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan is authorised to act, that Deputy;
Minister
Defined · s 3“Minister” means a person appointed under the provisions of Article 4(3) of the Constitution;
Proclamation
Defined · s 3“Proclamation” includes a Proclamation made by or under the authority of the Military Commander during the period of the British Military Administration;
Secretary to the Council of Ministers
Defined · s 3“Secretary to the Council of Ministers” means the person appointed under Article 22 of the Constitution and includes any person appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to be Deputy Secretary to that Council;
subsidiary legislation
Defined · s 3“subsidiary legislation” means any regulation, order, Proclamation or other instrument made under any written law and having legislative effect;
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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