Singapore legislation

Clause 20

Additional provisions as to subsidiary legislation

The following provisions shall also apply to subsidiary legislation: —

(a)

authority to make subsidiary legislation shall include —

(i)

authority to provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or both such fine and imprisonment, as may be specified in the subsidiary legislation;

(ii)

authority to amend any forms prescribed by the written law under which the subsidiary legislation was made; and

(iii)

authority to prescribe new forms for the purpose thereof and for the purpose of the subsidiary legislation;

(b)

authority to provide for fees and charges shall include authority to provide for the reduction, waiver or refund thereof, either generally or in any particular event or case or class of cases or in the discretion of any person; and

(c)

a reference in a written law to another written law shall include reference to any subsidiary legislation made thereunder.

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