Section 28
Presumption in favour of lawful exercise of power
of Interpretation and General Clauses Act
(1)
Whenever, by virtue of any written law, power is conferred on
His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan or any public officer to —
(a)
make any subsidiary legislation;
(b)
make any instrument; or
(c)
exercise any power, and the written law conferring the power prescribes conditions, whether objective or subjective, subject to the observance, performance or existence of which any such power may be exercised, a statement in the instrument exercising the power that the subsidiary legislation or instrument is made, or the power exercised, in exercise of, or in pursuance of, the power conferred by such written law, or a statement to the like effect, shall, if such statement includes reference to the provision of such written law where such conditions are prescribed, be deemed to include a statement that the conditions precedent to the making of the subsidiary legislation or instrument, or to the exercise of the power, have been duly fulfilled.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan includes His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan acting after consultation with any Council constituted by or under any written law.