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| (1) The Defence Regulations (Extension) Act, No. 24 of 1950,* which, by virtue of a resolution passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives under section 6 of that Act, continued in force until the 9th day of December, 1956, and then expired, shall be deemed to have been in force during the period commencing on the date of such expiry and ending on the day immediately preceding the date of the commencement of this Act and to be in force thereafter until the 9th day of December, 1958, as if the aforesaid resolution had declared that the Defence Regulations (Extension) Act, No. 24 of 1950,* shall continue in force until the 9th day of December, 1958, and may be continued in force for any further period or periods in the manner prescribed in section 6 of that Act. |
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| (2) All such orders and instruments as were made under any of the Defence Regulations specified in the Defence Regulations (Extension) Act, No. 24 of 1950,* and were in force at the time of the expiry of that Act shall be deemed to have been in force during the period commencing on the date of expiry of that Act and ending on the day immediately preceding the date of the commencement of this Act and to be in force thereafter until they are rescinded or annulled or until they expire. |
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* Omitted from the Revised Edition of the Legislative Enactments, 1956, under section 6 of the Revised Edition of the Legislative Enactments Act. |
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