Emergency Powers Act, 1939

Revocation and amendment of instruments and directions under emergency orders.

4.—(1) Every power conferred by an emergency order to make, grant, or issue an instrument shall be construed and have effect as including a power, exercisable in the like manner and subject to the like conditions and consents (if any), to revoke or amend any instrument made, granted, or issued under such power and (where requisite) to make, grant, or issue another instrument in lieu of the instrument so revoked.

(2) Every power conferred by an emergency order to give a direction shall be construed and have effect as including a power, exercisable in the like manner and subject to the like conditions and consents (if any), to revoke or amend any direction given under such power and (where requisite) to give another direction in lieu of the direction so revoked.