20. Additional provisions as to subsidiary legislation

The following provisions also apply to subsidiary legislation:

authority to make subsidiary legislation includes —

authority to provide that a contravention thereof shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000 or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both as may be specified in the subsidiary legislation;

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

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

authority to provide for the manner and method in which any document, record, application, permit, approval or licence may be submitted, issued or served by electronic means, or for the authentication thereof;

authority to provide for fees and charges shall include authority to provide for —

the determination of the manner and method of payment and 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

the imposition of —

charges and penalties for the late payment thereof; and

interest on any outstanding amount of any fee, charge or penalty referred to in this paragraph or for any payment thereof by instalment; and

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