Defence Regulations (Resuscitation) Law

Defence Regulations (Resuscitation) Law


A LAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESUSCITATION AND CONTINUANCE IN FORCE OF THE DEFENCE REGULATIONS EXTENSION) ACT, NO. 24 OF 1950, WHICH EXPIRED AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1970, AND FOR THE VALIDATION RENDERED NECESSARY BY SUCH EXPIRY.

BE it enacted by the National State Assembly of the Republic of Sri Lanka as follows: –
Short title.
1. This Law may be cited as the Defence Regulations (Resuscitation) Law, No. 13 of 1976.
Resuscitation and continuance in force of the defence Regulations (Extension) Act, No. 24 of 1950
2.

(1) The Defence Regulations (Extension) Act. No. 24 of 1950, which, by virtue of the Defence Regulations (Resuscitation) Act. No. 25 of 1969, continued. in force until December 31, 1970, 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 Law and. notwithstanding the provisions of section 6 of the Defence Regulations (Extension) Act, No. 24 of 1950, shall continue to be in force thereafter until the National State Assembly by resolution appoints a date on which it shall cease to have effect.
(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on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of this Law, and to be in force thereafter until they are rescinded or annulled or until they expire.
Validation.
3. All such orders and instruments as may have been made under any of the Defence Regulations specified in the Defence Regulations (Extension) Act, No. 24 of 1950, during the period commencing on the date of the expiry of that Act and ending on the day immediately preceding the date of the commencement of this Law, shall be deemed to have been and to be as valid and effectual as if the Defence Regulations (Extension) Act. No. 24 of 1950, had been in force during that period.