Singapore legislation

Clause 10

of Revised Edition of the Laws Bill

Clause 10

Subsidiary legislation

(1)

There shall be issued as supplementary to the Revised Edition of Acts, a Revised Edition of Subsidiary Legislation in one or more volumes, in such form as, in the opinion of the Commissioners, may be most practicable.

(2)

In the preparation of the Revised Edition of Subsidiary Legislation, the Commissioners shall have the like powers to do all things as are conferred upon them by this Act in respect of the Revised Edition of Acts:Provided that the powers conferred by section 7, other than that contained in subsection (2) thereof, shall be inapplicable and that 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, they are hereby empowered to prepare such amendments by virtue of this section, and submit them for approval to the authority having power to enact the same.

(3)

The Commissioners shall also have power to include in the Revised Edition of Subsidiary Legislation any part of an Act omitted pursuant to sub-paragraph (viii) of paragraph (a) of section 4, and any matter included in the Revised Edition of Subsidiary Legislation in pursuance of this power shall be 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 in pursuance of this Act.