Interpretation and General Clauses Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Powers and Appointments
24. Power of Minister to provide for execution of duties of public officer during temporary absence or inability
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Whenever, by or under any written law, powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon a public officer, then, if, during any period, owing to absence or inability to act from illness or any other cause, the public officer is unable to exercise the powers or perform the duties of his office in any place under his jurisdiction or control, the powers shall be had and may be exercised, and the duties shall be discharged, in that place by a person named by, or by a public officer holding the office designated by, the direction of the
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;
Minister, subject to such conditions, exceptions and qualifications as the
Minister
“Minister” means a person appointed under the provisions of Article 4(3) of the Constitution;
Minister may direct.
Any such direction may be given in anticipation of any absence or inability occurring, in which case it shall be notified by the Minister in the
Gazette or, if given subsequent thereto, may relate back to the commencement of the inability or absence, and shall be notified as aforesaid upon the termination of any period of absence or inability.
Gazette
“Gazette” or “Government Gazette” means the Gazette published in electronic or other form by the order of the Government, and includes Parts thereof, any Supplement thereto or any Extraordinary Gazette so published;
Whenever, by or under any written law, powers are conferred or duties are imposed upon a public officer and a new post is subsequently created in the same department, the emoluments of which are no less than
public officer
“public officer” means the holder of any public office and includes any person appointed to act in any such office;
Interpretation and General Clauses those of such public officer, the Minister may by notification published in the
Gazette, direct that those powers and duties, or any of them, shall be exercised by any holder of the post so created, and either to the exclusion of the first named public officer or otherwise.
Terms defined in s 3
act
Defined · s 3“act”, used with reference to an offence or civil wrong, includes a series of acts, and words which refer to acts done extend to omissions;
commencement
Defined · s 3“commencement”, used with reference to any written law, means the date upon which such written law comes into operation;
Gazette
Defined · s 3“Gazette” or “Government Gazette” means the Gazette published in electronic or other form by the order of the Government, and includes Parts thereof, any Supplement thereto or any Extraordinary Gazette so published;
Minister
Defined · s 3“Minister” means a person appointed under the provisions of Article 4(3) of the Constitution;
person
Defined · s 3“person” includes any company or association or body of persons, corporate or unincorporate; and this interpretation applies notwithstanding that the word “person” occurs in a provision creating or relating to an offence or for the recovery of any fine or compensation;
public officer
Defined · s 3“public officer” means the holder of any public office and includes any person appointed to act in any such office;
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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