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STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) ACT (No. 2) 1982 No. 80, 1982 - SECT 4

4. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting sub-section (5) and substituting the following
        sub-sections:

''(5) Where the Minister approves any by-laws, he shall-

   (a)  cause the by-laws to be notified in the Gazette; and

   (b)  cause a copy of the by-laws to be laid before each House of the
        Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the giving of
        his approval.

''(5A) By-laws made under this section take effect from the day on which they
are notified in the Gazette or, where a later date is specified in the
by-laws, from the date specified.''; and

   (b)  by omitting sub-section (7) and substituting the following
        sub-section:

''(7) Where a copy of any by-laws has been laid before a House of the
Parliament in accordance with sub-section (5) of this section, the provisions
of section 48 (other than sub-sections (1), (2) and (3)) and sections 49 and
50 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 apply in relation to those by-laws as
if references in those provisions to regulations were references to
by-laws.''.