STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS ACT 1992 - As at 20 September 2023 - Act 22 of 1992
- As at 20 September 2023 - Act 22 of 1992Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
- 1 Short title
- 2 Purposes of Act
- 3 Act applies to all statutory instruments
- 4 Displacement of Act by contrary intention
- 5 Dictionary
- 5A Act binds the State
PART 2 - TYPES OF STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
Division 1 - General concepts
- 6 Meaning of instrument
- 7 Meaning of statutory instrument
- 8 Meaning of statutory rule
- 9 Meaning of subordinate legislation
Division 2 - Orders in council, proclamations and rules of court
- 10 Meaning of order in council
- 11 Meaning of proclamation
- 12 Meaning of rules of court
PART 3 - PROVISION RELATING TO INSTRUMENTS
- 13 Power to do matter by instrument
PART 4 - PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
Division 1 - Provisions of Acts Interpretation Act 1954 that apply to statutory instruments
- 14 Applicable provisions
- 14A Modified application—s 6
- 14B Modified application—s 14
- 15 Modified application—s 14B
- 15A Modified application—section 14F
- 16 Modified application—s 27A
- 17 Modified application—s 36 and sch 1 (definition provision)
- 18 Modified application—s 49A
Division 2 - Provisions of Acts Interpretation Act 1954 that do not apply to statutory instruments
- 19 Non-applicable provisions
Division 3 - Other provisions applying to statutory instruments
Subdivision 1 - Making statutory instruments- 20 Presumption of validity
- 20A Regulation may be used instead of another type of subordinate legislation
- 20B Correct year in statutory instrument’s short title etc.
- 20C Continuance etc. of statutory instruments made under amended provisions Subdivision 2 - Whether statutory instruments within power
- 21 Statutory instrument to be interpreted not to exceed powers conferred by authorising law
- 22 Power to make statutory instrument under Act etc.
- 23 Statutory instrument may make provision by applying another document
- 23A Statutory instrument may make provision in relation to land by reference to map, plan or register
- 24 Statutory instrument may be of general or limited application
- 25 Statutory instrument may make different provision for different categories
- 26 Statutory instrument may authorise determination etc. by specified person etc.
- 27 Statutory instrument may prohibit
- 28 Relationship between authorising law and statutory instrument concerning the same matter
- 29 Statutory instrument may provide review
- 30 Statutory instrument may require verification of form etc.
- 30A Reasonable cost etc. may be prescribed as fee
- 30B Statutory instrument may exempt from fee
- 31 Statutory instruments purporting to be made under a particular power Subdivision 3 - Commencement of statutory instruments
- 32 Prospective commencement
- 33 Commencement of citation and commencement provisions
- 34 Beneficial retrospective commencement
- 35 Subdivision does not apply until necessary Governor or Governor in Council action taken 36. (Repealed) Subdivision 4 - Terms and references in statutory instruments
- 37 Words and expressions
- 38 References to certain instruments
- 39 Reference to enactment etc. of Acts Subdivision 5 - Miscellaneous
- 39A Automatic repeal of commencement instrument
PART 5 - (Repealed)
PART 6 - PROCEDURES AFTER MAKING OF SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION
Division 1 - Notification
- 47 Notification 48. (Repealed)
Division 2 - Tabling in Legislative Assembly
- 49 Subordinate legislation must be tabled
Division 3 - Disallowance procedures
- 50 Disallowance
Division 4 - General
- 51 Limited saving of operation of subordinate legislation that ceases to have effect
- 52 Other notification, gazettal, tabling or disallowance provisions of no effect
PART 7 - STAGED AUTOMATIC EXPIRY OF SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION
- 53 Purposes of part
- 54 When subordinate legislation expires
- 55 Notice by parliamentary counsel of impending expiry
- 56 Exemptions from expiry—uniform subordinate legislation
- 56A Exemptions from expiry—other subordinate legislation
- 56B (Expired)
- 57 Part does not apply to some subordinate legislation
PART 8 - (Repealed)
PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 59 Regulation-making power
PART 10 - TRANSITIONAL
Division 1 - Transitional provision for Act No. 83 of 1994
- 60 (Expired)
- 61 (Expired)
- 62 Transitional provisions about expiry of amending subordinate legislation
Division 2 - Transitional provision for Statutory Instruments and Another Act Amendment Act 1999
- 62A Transitional provisions for exemptions
Division 3 - Transitional provisions for Treasury and Trade and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013
- 63 Tabling of subordinate legislation
- 64 Notice of impending expiry