Section 15

to omit —

all written laws or parts of written laws which have been repealed expressly or by necessary implication, or which have expired or have become spent or have had their effect;

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all amending written laws or parts of written laws where the amendments effected by such written laws have been embodied by the Attorney General in the written laws to which they relate;

to consolidate into one written law any 2 or more written laws in pari materia, making the alterations thereby rendered necessary in the consolidated written laws, and affixing such date thereto as may seem most convenient;

to alter the order of the provisions in any written law and, in all cases where it is necessary to do so, to renumber the provisions of any written law;

to alter the form or arrangement of any provision of any written law, either by combining it in whole or part with another provision or other provision or by dividing it into 2 or more provisions or by transposing words;

to divide any written law, whether consolidated or not, into parts or other divisions and to give such parts or divisions suitable headings;

to transfer any provisions contained in any written law from that written law to any other written law to which it more properly belongs or to a separate written law;

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to arrange the written laws, whether consolidated or not, in any group or sequence that may be convenient irrespective of the date of enactment;

to add a long title, a short title or a citation to any written law which may require it, and, where desirable, to alter the long title, short title or citation of any written law;

to shorten, simplify, clarify and otherwise alter the phraseology of any written law;

to correct grammatical and typographical errors, or any clerical or printing errors in any written law, and for the purpose to make verbal additions, omissions or alterations not affecting the meaning of any written law;

to add, delete, alter and substitute definitions of terms and expressions in any written law;

to supply or alter marginal notes, head notes or headings;

to correct cross-references;

to make such formal alterations as to names, localities, offices, titles, and otherwise as may be necessary to bring any written law into conformity with the circumstances of Brunei Darussalam;

to make such modifications and adaptations and to attach such qualifications and exceptions to any written law as may appear to be necessary or desirable by reason of changes in the Constitution of Brunei Darussalam or of the constitutional status of Brunei

Darussalam or of any Commonwealth territory or generally in the circumstances of Brunei Darussalam or in the Government or the public service thereof;

to do all things relating to form and method which may be necessary for the perfecting of the Laws.

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No power to make alterations of substance.