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(3) Within three days of the making of a proclamation
of emergency, the President shall deliver to the Speaker for
presentation to the National Assembly a statement setting out the
specific grounds on which the decision to declare the existence of a
period of public emergency had been taken; and the Speaker shall
fix a date for a debate on that statement as soon as is practicable
but in any event not later than fifteen days from the date of the
proclamation.
(4) A proclamation of emergency shall
(a) be dated with the date of the proclamation;
(b)
and
also [state that date as] the date on which the
period of public emergency commenced.
(5) In performing any function conferred upon him or
her by this section, the President shall act in accordance with the
advice of the Prime Minister unless the President, acting in his or
her discretion, determines that, owing to a breakdown of
government, the Prime Minister is unable to proffer him or her the
required advice.
Emergency
regulations
Duration of public
emergency
Publication of
emergency
21.(1) Where a proclamation of emergency has been made
and published under this Part, the President, subject to this Part,
may make regulations for the purpose of dealing with any situation
that in his or her judgment has arisen or is likely to arise during the
period of public emergency mentioned in the proclamation.
(2) Regulations made under subsection (1) (“emergency
regulations”) may make provision for the making of rules,
directions, orders, notices and any other instruments that the
President thinks fit.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection
(1), emergency regulations may, subject to this Part, make
provision for the detention of persons.
22.(1) A proclamation of emergency, unless previously
revoked, and the period of public emergency referred to in the
proclamation (“the emergency period”) shall remain in force for
one month, or such longer time not exceeding six months,
beginning on the date of the proclamation as the National
Assembly may determine by a majority resolution.
(2) A proclamation of emergency and the emergency
period may be further extended from time to time by a majority
resolution for a period not exceeding six months on each occasion.
(3) A resolution under subsection (1) or (2) may be
revoked at any time by a majority resolution.
(4) In this section, the expression “a majority
resolution” means a resolution passed by the National Assembly of
a majority of all the members of that House.
23.(1) Subject to subsection (2), a proclamation of
emergency and any emergency regulations, and any rules,
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