Act Number: 10

Act Name: The General Clauses Act, 1897

Year: 1897

Enactment Date: 1897-03-11

Long Title: An Act to consolidate and extend the General Clauses Act, 1868 and 1887.

Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice

Department: Legislative Department

Section 14: Powers conferred to be exercisable from time to time.
    (1) Where, by any 1[Central Act] or Regulation made after the commencement of this Act, any power is conferred 2***, then 3[unless a different intention appears] that power may be exercised from time to time as occasion requires.
     (2) This section applies also to all 4[Central Acts] and Regulations made on or after the fourteenth day of January, 1887.
Notes:
1. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Act of the Governor General in Council".
2. The words "on the Government" omitted by Act 18 of 1919, s. 2 and the First Schedule.
3. Ins. by Act 18 of 1919, s. 2 and the First Schedule.
4. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "Acts of the Governor General in Council".
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