39Emergency declarations—duration

39 Emergency declarations—duration (1) An emergency declaration— (a) comes into force immediately after it is made, or at any later time stated in the declaration; and (b) ends 6 months after it comes into force, or any earlier time stated in the declaration. (2) The Minister may extend, or further extend, an emergency declaration for an additional period of not longer than 6 months. (3) An extension of an emergency declaration is a notifiable instrument unless the emergency declaration was not notified under section 38 (4).