Constitution as amended by the 2025 Christian Country amendment
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Official source226. Definitions.
In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears— " declaration of a national emergency" means a declaration under Section 228 ( declaration of national emergency ); " emergency" includes, without limiting the generality of the expression—
" Emergency Act" means an Act of the Parliament made for the purpose s of this Part and in accordance with Section 230 ( Emergency Acts ) ;
"Emergency Committee" means an Emergency Committee appointe d under Section 240 ( Emergency Committees ), and includes a Temporary Emergency Committee appointed and in office unde r Section 241 ( Temporary Emergency Committees ) ;
"emergency law" means—
(a ) an Emergency Act; or
(b) an Emergency Regulation ; " emergency order" means an order made under an emergency law , a s provided for by Section 232 ( emergency orders ) ; "Emergency Regulation" means a law that is made in accordance wit h Section 231 ( Emergency Regulations ) ;
" internment" means detention that is authorized by or under a law the validity of which depends solely on this Part, but does not include the detention of a member of the armed forces of another country as a prisoner of war;
"period of declared national emergency" means any period durin g which —
Division 2.—Periods of Declared National Emergency.
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Constitution as amended by the 2025 Christian Country amendment · faolex.fao.org · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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