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Interpretation and General Clauses

[1989 Ed.

(a) when any subsidiary legislation purports to be made in exercise of a particular power or powers, it shall be deemed also to be made in exercise of all other powers thereunto enabling;

(b) no subsidiary legislation shall be inconsistent with the provisions

of any Ordinance;

(c) subsidiary legislation may at any time be amended by the same

authority and in the same manner by and in which it was made:

Provided that where such authority has been replaced wholly or in part by another authority, the power conferred hereby upon the original authority may be exercised by the replacing authority concerning all matters or things within its jurisdiction as if it were the original authority;

(d) where any Ordinance confers power on any authority to make subsidiary legislation for any general purpose, and also for any special purpose incidental thereto, the enumeration of the special purposes shall not be deemed to derogate from the generality of the powers conferred with reference to the general purpose;

(e) subsidiary legislation may provide that a contravention or breach thereof shall be punishable on summary conviction by such fine not exceeding $5,000 or by such term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months as may be specified in the subsidiary legislation or by both such fine and imprisonment; (Amended 23 of 1981 s. 2)

(f) subsidiary legislation may amend any forms contained in the Ordinance under which such subsidiary legislation is made and may prescribe new forms for the purpose thereof and for the purposes of such subsidiary legislation; and

(g) subsidiary legislation may provide for the imposition of fees and charges in respect of any matter with regard to which provision is made in such subsidiary legislation or in the Ordinance under which such subsidiary legislation is made.

and

29. Fees and charges

(1) Where provision is made by any subsidiary legislation in respect of fees or other charges, such subsidiary legislation may provide for all or any of the following matters-

(a) specific fees or charges;

(b) maximum or minimum fees or charges;

(c) maximum and minimum fees or charges;

(d) the payment of fees or charges either generally or under specified

conditions or in specified circumstances;

(e) the exemption of any person or class of persons from the

payment of fees or charges; and