Part 3, **The Constitutional and Statutory Instruments Act, 1999** [Margin: Short title.]

(e) affect any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment; and any such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced; and any such penalty, forfeiture or punishment may be imposed, as if the statutory instrument had not been revoked. [Margin: Reprinting of amended statutory instrument.] **9.** On the direction of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, a statutory instrument which has been amended, may be reprinted in whole or in part together with marginal reference to the amending enactment, and in a form which gives effect to the amendment thereto, and when published by authority, the statutory instrument or part thereof as so reprinted, shall be conclusive evidence of the provisions of the amended instrument or part concerned: Provided that any such reprinting shall not be deemed to alter the date on which any amendment became effective. PART II — FORM OF STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS [Margin: Short title of statutory instrument.] **10.** Every statutory instrument shall bear at the head a short title but shall not include any other provision in the instrument conferring a short title. [Margin: Words of enactment.] **11.** (1) The short title shall be followed by words of enactment in the following form— No. 6 *Constitutional and Statutory Instruments Act* 1999 5 "In exercise of the powers conferred on him/it by section..........................of...........................Act, 19......the Minister of................................/the Police Council [with the approval of/after consultation with....................] hereby makes the following Order/Regulations:—" (2) The description in the words of enactment of the person or authority on whom the powers are stated to be conferred shall correspond with the description given in the empowering enactment. [Margin: Preamble for recitals.] **12.** Where the Act conferring power to make a statutory instrument lays down conditions which must be satisfied before the statutory instrument is made, the words of enactment shall be prefaced, where appropriate, by a preamble stating that the conditions have been satisfied. [Margin: Numbering of paragraphs and side-notes.] **13.** (1) Where a statutory instrument contains more than one paragraph, each paragraph shall be numbered and shall be given a side note briefly describing the paragraph.