Part 2Interpretation and application of legislation
General definitions and interpretation provisions
21Anything done under secondary legislation or other instrument is also done under Act
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A reference to anything being done under an Act includes anything done under secondary legislation, or another instrument, that is made under that Act.
Example
An Act empowers regulations to authorise a regulator to set fees. The Act requires all fees paid under the Act to be paid to the Crown. The regulations require the regulator to set fees by issuing a notice. The fees set in the regulator’s notice are paid under the Act and so must be paid to the Crown.