Singapore legislation
Section 17
Section 17
Bringing of revised edition of subsidiary legislation into force
(1)
The Commissioners must, upon completion, transmit to the President a copy of the revised edition of subsidiary legislation.
(2)
The President may then, by order in the Gazette, provide that the revised edition of subsidiary legislation comes into force on such date as the President thinks fit.
(3)
The revised edition of subsidiary legislation must, as soon as possible after the publication of the order, be published and presented to Parliament.
(4)
From the date specified in the order mentioned in subsection (2), the revised edition of subsidiary legislation is, without affecting sections 15 and 16, in all courts and for all purposes the sole and only proper Statute Book of Singapore in respect of subsidiary legislation contained therein.
(5)
As soon as practicable after 1 January of the year in which the revised edition of subsidiary legislation comes into force and thereafter after 1 January of each succeeding year, the Commissioners must, with the intent that the revised edition of subsidiary legislation must be annually revised, cause to be published a revised edition in any form that they may decide —
of all subsidiary legislation made under or by virtue of any Act; or
of any single piece of that subsidiary legislation whether or not any such legislation has been amended during the period of 12 months ending on the preceding 31 December.
(6)
Sections 10(3) and 11A apply, with the necessary modifications, to the revised edition of subsidiary legislation and to any new or revised edition of any piece of subsidiary legislation.
(7)
In the preparation of a revised edition of subsidiary legislation under subsection (5), the Commissioners have the like powers to do all things as are conferred upon them by section 15(2) and (3).
(8)
With effect from such date as the Commissioners may specify by notification in the Gazette —
any revised edition of subsidiary legislation mentioned in subsection (5)(a) is, in all courts and for all purposes, the sole and only proper Statute Book of Singapore in respect of those subsidiary legislation; and
any revised edition of any single piece of subsidiary legislation mentioned in subsection (5)(b) is, in all courts and for all purposes, the sole and only proper Statute Book of Singapore in respect of that piece of subsidiary legislation.