Singapore legislation
Section 15
Section 15
Subsidiary legislation
(1)
There must be issued, as supplementary to the revised edition of Acts, a revised edition of subsidiary legislation in any manner or form that, in the opinion of the Commissioners, may be most practicable.
(2)
In the preparation of the revised edition of subsidiary legislation, the Commissioners have the like powers to do all things as are conferred upon them by this Act in respect of the revised edition of Acts except that —
the powers conferred by section 6, other than that contained in subsection (2) of that section, are inapplicable; and
if the Commissioners consider it desirable that, in the preparation of the revised edition of subsidiary legislation, there should be amendments not authorised under the power previously conferred by this section, the Commissioners are empowered to prepare the amendments by virtue of this section, and submit them for approval to the authority having power to make the same.
(3)
The Commissioners also have power to include in the revised edition of subsidiary legislation any part of an Act omitted pursuant to section 4(1)(a)(viii), and any matter included in the revised edition of subsidiary legislation pursuant to this power is deemed for all purposes, including the exercise by the Commissioners of all the powers conferred by this section in relation thereto, to be subsidiary legislation of which a revised edition is being prepared pursuant to this Act.
(4)
For the purpose of preparing a revised edition of subsidiary legislation, the Commissioners may appoint a revision date and all subsidiary legislation included in the revised edition must be revised up to that date.