Interpretation Ordinance 1955 (CKI)
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18A
(1) If, under a Singapore Ordinance, a power or function is vested in: (a) the Governor of the Colony of Singapore; or (b) the Governor of that Colony in Council; or (c) any other person or authority; then, unless the contrary intention appears, that power or function may be exercised or performed by: (d) the Minister; or (e) the Governor‑General. (2) The Minister may, by instrument, delegate a power or function vested in the Minister under subsection (1) to a person or authority to whom subsection 8G(7) of the Act applies. (3) An instrument of direction or delegation in force immediately before 1 July 1992 under section 8 of the Act as in force immediately before that date continues in force as if that section had not been repealed.