Part 2, **The Constitutional and Statutory Instruments Act, 1999** [Margin: Short title.]

Provided that only section 29 of the Constitution shall apply to the approval of any Proclamation or other instrument made under that section. (2) A statutory instrument laid before Parliament shall come into force at the end of twenty-one days from the date of being so laid unless before then, it has been annulled by Parliament by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the members of Parliament. (3) The publication of a statutory instrument in the *Gazette* shall be under the title of statutory instrument issued as a supplement to the *Gazette* and, accordingly, the use of a public notice for that purpose is discontinued. [Margin: Repeal of definition of public notice. Act No. 8 of 1971.] **4.** The Interpretation Act, 1971 is amended in subsection (l) of section 4 thereof, by the repeal of the definition of public notice. [Margin: Adaptation of references to public notice.] **5.** Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to public notice in any enactment in existence immediately before the coming into operation of this Act, shall be construed as a reference to statutory instrument or constitutional instrument, as the case may be. [Margin: Citation of statutory instrument.] **6.** It shall be sufficient for all purposes to cite a statutory instrument either by the title set out at the head of the instrument or by the number assigned to the instrument on publication and the calendar year or by both. [Margin: Power to amend or revoke statutory instrument.] **7.** When an Act confers power to make a statutory instrument, the Act shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed also to confer power, exercisable by like authority and in the like manner, to amend or revoke the statutory instrument. [Margin: Effect of revocation.] **8.** Unless a contrary intention appears, the revocation of a statutory instrument shall not— (a) revive anything not in force or existing at the time when the revocation takes effect; or 4 No. 6 *Constitutional and Statutory Instruments Act* 1999 (b) affect the previous operation of the statutory instrumen revoked or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or (c) affect any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred thereunder; or (d) affect any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed thereunder; or