6.9 Penalties

A penalty can not be imposed for a contravention of subordinate legislation unless the empowering Act authorises the subordinate legislation to impose the penalty.

Penalties for a breach of subordinate legislation should generally be limited to not more than 20 penalty units. (See the Scrutiny of Legislation Committee's Policy No. 2 of 1996 on the delegation of legislative power to create offences and prescribe penalties, in Alert Digest No. 4 of 1996 at pages 7-8.)

Last reviewed: 17 July, 2009

Last updated: 22 July, 2009

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