Continuance of certain powers

3.-(1) If it appears to the Governor necessary or expedient that any Emergency Regulations, or any amendment of a Law made by Emergency Regulations, shall continue to have effect after the Proclamation, for the purpose of securing the public safety, the defence of the Colony, the maintainance of public order, or of maintaining supplies and services essential to the community, he may by Order direct that any such Emergency Regulations or amendment shall continue to have effect after the Proclamation by virtue of this Law, and may in such Order specify a date upon which the same shall cease to have effect.

(2) An Order made under this section may provide for the making in any Emergency Regulations, or any amendment of a Law made by Emergency Regulations, of such variations and adaptations, if any, as appear to the Governor to be necessary or expedient for rendering the same applicable for any of the purposes aforesaid.

(3) Where an Order is made under this section with respect to any Emergency Regulations or any amendment of a Law made by Emergency Regulations, all public instruments made under such Regulations or under any Law which has been amended by such Regulations and subsisting at the date when the Order comes into operation shall, save as is otherwise expressly provided in the Order, remain of effect, notwithstanding the Proclamation, as if they had been made under the Regulations or the amended Law as continued in force by the Order.

(4) Where an Order is made under this section with respect to any Emergency Regulations or any amendment of a Law made by Emergency Regulations, such Regulations and amended Law and any public instrument made thereunder shall have effect notwithstanding the Proclamation and notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any Law for the time being in force; and any provision of a Law which may be inconsistent with any such Regulations amended Law or public instrument shall to the extent of such inconsistency have no effect so long as such Regulations, amended Law or public instrument shall remain in force.