Section 20
Exercise of statutory power between enactment and commen-cement of written law
of Interpretation Ordinance, 2005, 2005
Whenever any written law which is not to come into operation immediately on the passing or making of it confers power—
(a)
to make subsidiary legislation;
(b)
to issue any instrument;
(c)
to prescribe forms; or
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(d)
to do any other act or thing whatever, that power may be exercised, for the purpose of making the written law effective upon its coming into operation at any time after the written law is passed or made:
Provided that, except in so far as it may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of the establishment of any office or the appointment of any officer under it, nothing in this section shall be deemed to authorize the bringing into effect of any such subsidiary legislation, instrument or form prior to the date of the commencement of the written law conferring the power.
Avoidance of subsidiary legislation in case of inconsistency with