(3) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may—
(a) be published in the same Gazette as the declaration in terms of subsection (1) of
section 31J of the Constitution;
(b) provide for empowering such authorities or persons as may be specified in the
regulations to make orders for any of the purposes for which such regulations are
authorized by this section to be made and may contain such incidental and
supplementary provisions as appear to the President to be necessary or expedient for
the purposes of the regulations.
(4) It is declared that, notwithstanding anything contained in any law—
(a) section 21 of the Interpretation Act [Chapter 1:01] shall apply in relation to this
section;
(b) notwithstanding the enumeration of the specific powers in subsection (2), the President
may make such regulations in terms of subsection (1) as appear to him to be necessary
or expedient, whether or not such regulations relate to any of the matters specified in
subsection (2) and whether or not such regulations are inconsistent with subsection (2).
(5) Regulations made in terms of subsection (1) may provide for the continuation in force
thereunder of any notice, order, direction, permit, licence or other thing whatsoever, including,
for the removal of doubt, the detention or restriction of movement of any person, which was
issued, authorized, done or continued in force under regulations in force immediately before the
publication of those regulations.
(6) Every regulation made in terms of subsection (1) by the President shall be laid before
Parliament as soon as may be after it is made.
(7) If Parliament, within the next twenty-eight days on which it has sat after any regulation
made in terms of subsection (1) is laid before it, resolves that the regulation be annulled, the
regulation shall thereupon cease to have effect except in regard to things previously done or
omitted to be done, without prejudice, however, to the making of another regulation.
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Effect of other laws
(1) Any regulation made in terms of subsection (1) of section three shall have effect,
notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith in any law.
(2) So far as appears to the President to be necessary for the purposes of the regulations,
regulations may provide for amending any law, for suspending the operation of any law, and for
applying any law, with or without modification.
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Revival of laws
Where any law has been amended, suspended or modified by a regulation made in terms of
subsection (1) of section three, then, notwithstanding section 17 of the Interpretation Act
[Chapter 1:01], such law shall, with effect from the expiry or repeal of such regulation, have
effect as if such amendment, suspension or modification had never been made.
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President may make regulations for preventive detention
(1) Where a resolution in terms of subsection (6) of section 31J of the Constitution has
been passed and so long as that resolution is in effect it shall be lawful for the President to make
such regulations as appear to him to be necessary or expedient for—
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