Revised Edition of the Laws Act 1983 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Revision of Subsidiary Legislation
17. Bringing of revised edition of subsidiary legislation into force
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The Commissioners must, upon completion, transmit to the President a copy of every revised edition of subsidiary legislation.
Commissioners
“Commissioners” means the Law Revision Commissioners appointed under section 3;
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.
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.
Every revised edition of subsidiary legislation must, as soon as possible after the publication of the order, be published and presented to Parliament.
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.
Despite anything in section 15, the Commissioners may from time to time cause to be published a revised edition in any form (including in electronic form) that they may decide —
of all subsidiary legislation made under or by virtue of any Act; or
of any single piece of subsidiary legislation, whether or not it has been amended after it came into force and whether or not it is made under or by virtue of any Act.
[Deleted by Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025]
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); and
may include any notes, indexes, instructions or other information that they consider useful.
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.