Law Revision · 2011 Revised Edition
11. Contents of Laws
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and to section 12, the Laws shall contain —
Laws
“Laws” means the revised edition of the written Laws of Brunei referred to in section 3;
the Constitution of Brunei Darussalam as in operation on the last revision date;
every Act in operation in Brunei Darussalam on the last revision date, unless omitted under section 12;
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such subsidiary legislation in operation in Brunei
Darussalam on the last revision date as the Attorney General thinks fit to include therein;
a chronological list of Acts, a table of contents and an index;
a list of the Acts omitted under the authority of sections 12(1) and (2).
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The Attorney General may include in the Laws such constitutional, legislative or other documents as may from time to time be specified in the Schedule; and His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan shall have power by order to amend the said Schedule.
The Attorney General may, by order under section 5, authorise the inclusion in the Laws of a written law which has been made but not yet brought into operation on the last revision date of the Laws; and in relation to any such law the expression “in operation” in subsection (1) and in sections 7, 8(2) and 14 means made, whether brought into operation or not.
revision date
“revision date” means the date fixed in accordance with section 7 for the revision of the Laws; and where the Laws contain any particular written law last revised under section 8, a reference in this or any other written law to the revision date or the last revision date of the Laws shall in relation to that particular written law, include a reference to its special revision date. [S 4/97] Functions of Attorney General.
The Attorney General may include in the Laws such Acts of
Parliament, Orders in Council, Treaties, Conventions and any other
Instruments and Enactments which have been applied or extended to Brunei
Darussalam with such indices, notes, references, notifications and adaptations as he may consider useful.
Terms defined in s 2
in operation
Defined · s 2“in operation”, in relation to any written law other than a written law to which section 11(3) applies, means made and brought into operation;
Laws
Defined · s 2“Laws” means the revised edition of the written Laws of Brunei referred to in section 3;
revision date
Defined · s 2“revision date” means the date fixed in accordance with section 7 for the revision of the Laws; and where the Laws contain any particular written law last revised under section 8, a reference in this or any other written law to the revision date or the last revision date of the Laws shall in relation to that particular written law, include a reference to its special revision date. [S 4/97] Functions of Attorney General.