Section 39:
Rules, Statutes and Ordinances to be published in Official Gazette and to be laid before Parliament.
(1) Every rule, every Statute and every Ordinance made under this Act shall be published
in the Official Gazette.
(2) Every rule, every Statute and every Ordinance made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may
be, after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days
which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of
the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in
making any modification in the rule, Statute or Ordinance or both Houses agree that the rule, Statute or
Ordinance should not be made, the rule, Statute or Ordinance shall thereafter have effect only in such
modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or
annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule, Statute
or Ordinance.