Revised Edition of the Laws Act 1983 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Revision of Subsidiary Legislation
15. Subsidiary legislation
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The Commissioners may issue, as supplementary to the revised edition of Acts, one or more revised editions of subsidiary legislation in any manner or form (including in electronic form) that, in the opinion of the Commissioners, may be most practicable.
Commissioners
“Commissioners” means the Law Revision Commissioners appointed under section 3;
In the preparation of a 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 —
revised edition of subsidiary legislation
“revised edition of subsidiary legislation” means the revised edition, prepared under the authority of section 3, of orders in council, proclamations, rules, regulations, orders, notifications, by‑laws and other forms of subsidiary legislation made under any Act or other lawful authority and having legislative effect.
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.
The Commissioners also have power to include in a revised edition of subsidiary legislation any part of an Act omitted pursuant to section 4(1)(a)(viii), and any matter included in a 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.
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.
Where the Commissioners, in exercise of their powers under subsection (2) read with section 4(1)(f), have (whether before, on or after the date of commencement of section 12 of the Statutes (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2024) consolidated into one subsidiary legislation (called the consolidated subsidiary legislation) any 2 or more pieces of subsidiary legislation in pari materia and made by or under the same authority (whether or not those pieces of subsidiary legislation had been revised by the Commissioners), the consolidated subsidiary legislation may be amended by or under that same authority as if it were made by or under that authority.