Article 83A
Saving of Acts, Proclamations and Orders
of Constitutional Matters I - Constitution of Brunei Darussalam
(1)
It is hereby declared for the avoidance of doubt that every existing law including —
(a)
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
(b)
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.
(2)
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
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.