Constitutional Matters I - Constitution of Brunei Darussalam · Revised Edition · Part 11
83A. Saving of Acts, Proclamations and Orders
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
It is hereby declared for the avoidance of doubt that every existing law including —
each and every Proclamation of Emergency declaring a state of emergency in Brunei Darussalam made under Article 83, commencing with the Proclamation of Emergency made on 12th December 1962 and thereafter every 2 years or thereabouts and ending with the Proclamation of Emergency made on the 16th day of
Muharram 1425 Hijriah corresponding to the 8th day of March 2004;
and
each and every Order, Instrument, Act, Enactment or other written law made under Article 83 during any such period of emergency, shall be deemed to have been validly passed or made, to be fully effectual and to have had full force and effect from the date on which such
Proclamation, Order, Instrument, Act, Enactment or other written law was declared or made even if such Proclamation, Order, Instrument, Act,
Enactment or other written law was inconsistent with any provision of this
Constitution; and the said Proclamation, Order, Instrument, Act, Enactment or other written law referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be deemed to have been duly laid before and passed by the Legislative Council in accordance with Clause (7) of Article 83.
At the expiration of a period of 6 months beginning with the date on which a Proclamation of Emergency made after the 16th day of
Muharram 1425 Hijriah corresponding to the 8th day of March 2004 ceases to be in force, any Proclamation, Order, Instrument, Act, Enactment or other written law made under Article 83 during any such period of emergency and, to the extent that it could not have been validly made but for Article 83, any
instrument
“instrument” includes any publication in the Gazette, whether or not such publication merely purports to publish the doing of an act or the occurrence of a fact or event, or otherwise conveys or purports to convey information;
Proclamation, Order, Instrument, Act, Enactment or other written law made while the Proclamation was in force, shall cease to have effect except as to things done or omitted to be done before the expiration of that period.
written law
“written law” includes all Acts, Orders, Proclamations and subsidiary legislation, or any part thereof, but does not include any Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom or any Order of Her Britannic Majesty in Council or any Law which no authority in Brunei Darussalam is empowered to amend; Constitution of Brunei Darussalam
Terms defined in art 2
instrument
Defined · art 2“instrument” includes any publication in the Gazette, whether or not such publication merely purports to publish the doing of an act or the occurrence of a fact or event, or otherwise conveys or purports to convey information;
Legislative Council
Defined · art 2“Legislative Council” means the Legislative Council established by Article 23;
written law
Defined · art 2“written law” includes all Acts, Orders, Proclamations and subsidiary legislation, or any part thereof, but does not include any Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom or any Order of Her Britannic Majesty in Council or any Law which no authority in Brunei Darussalam is empowered to amend; Constitution of Brunei Darussalam