Interpretation and General Clauses Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Subsidiary Legislation and Instruments
17A. Signification of orders etc. of Minister
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Where any written law confers upon a Minister power to —
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;
make any subsidiary legislation or appointment;
subsidiary legislation
“subsidiary legislation” means any regulation, order, Proclamation or other instrument made under any written law and having legislative effect;
give any directions;
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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, unless in such written law it is otherwise provided, if the exercise of such power by the Minister be signified under the hand of the
Permanent Secretary to the Ministry for which the Minister is responsible.
Minister
“Minister” means a person appointed under the provisions of Article 4(3) of the Constitution;
Terms defined in s 3
Minister
Defined · s 3“Minister” means a person appointed under the provisions of Article 4(3) of the Constitution;
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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