Malaysia legislation

Section 84

of *INTERPRETATION ACTS 1948 AND 1967

Section 84

Use of defined terms in subsidiary legislation

Where an Act of Parliament, Ordinance or Enactment confers power to make any subsidiary legislation, expressions used in the subsidiary legislation shall, unless the contrary intention appears, have the same respective meaning as in the Act of Parliament,

Ordinance or Enactment conferring the power and any reference in such subsidiary legislation to “the Act” or “the Ordinance” or “the

Enactment” shall be read as meaning the Act of Parliament,

Ordinance or Enactment conferring the power to make such subsidiary legislation.

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Exercise of statutory powers between enactment and commencement of Act of Parliament, Ordinance or Enactment