Emergency Powers Act, 1939

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Revocation and amendment of emergency orders.

3.—(1) The Government may by order, whenever they so think fit, revoke an emergency order.

(2) The Government may by order, whenever and so often as they so think fit, amend (whether by addition, deletion, or variation) in such manner as they think fit an emergency order and, in particular, may do by such amending order anything which they could lawfully have done by such emergency order and may also, by any such amending order, amend an order previously made under this sub-section.

(3) The Government may by order, whenever they so think fit, revoke any order made by them under the next preceding sub-section of this section.

(4) References in the subsequent provisions of this Act to an emergency order shall be construed as including references to an order made under this section.