Law Revision · 2011 Revised Edition
21. Alternative mode of amending Laws
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6(1), where the
Attorney General thinks it expedient, in the interests of economy or convenience, in revising any page of the Laws to which an amendment has been made since the last revision date or to which the Attorney General proposes to make an amendment, the Attorney General may, as an alternative to incorporating the amendment in the Laws by removing the page and inserting in its place a page setting out the law as amended —
Laws
“Laws” means the revised edition of the written Laws of Brunei referred to in section 3;
allow the page to which the amendment relates (in this section called the “amended page”) to continue to form part of the
Laws; and
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include in the Laws a page (in this section called an
“amendment page”) setting out the particulars of the amendment.
The exercise of his powers under this section in respect of an amendment shall in no way prejudice the power of the Attorney General at any time to incorporate that amendment in the Laws by removing the amended page and inserting in its place a page setting out the law as amended.
An amendment page shall for all purposes form part of the Laws and may be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of this Act in the same manner as any other page of the Laws.
Terms defined in s 2
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.