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Interpretation and General Clauses Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Penal Provisions
Interpretation and General Clauses Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part · Penal Provisions
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If, by virtue of any written law, it is an offence to do any act or thing without a licence, permit, approval or other authority, the contravention of any condition to which any such licence, permit, approval or other authority has lawfully been made subject shall itself be an offence, punishable in like manner and with the like penalties as the offence first-mentioned.
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;
act
“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;
offence
“offence” means any act punishable under any law for the time being in force in Brunei Darussalam;
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;
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