305DValidation of certain orders or other instruments

305D Validation of certain orders or other instruments An order or other instrument made or purported to be made under section 3(2), 4, 13, 27, 28, 32A, 32E, 64A, 64B, 96(11), 97, 98, 104, 106, 107, 131, 160, 188, 202, 203, 205, 214, 215, 216 or 218 on or after 1 July 1984 and in force, or purportedly in force, immediately before the commencement of Part 5 of the **Environment and Water Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2005** that would have been validly made if section 305C had been in operation at the time the relevant order or other instrument was made or purported to be made has, and is deemed always to have had, the same force and effect as it would have had— (a) if section 305C had been in operation at that time; and (b) despite any failure or purported failure to comply with the requirements of section 32 of the **Interpretation of** **Legislation Act 1984** in respect of that order or other instrument. S. 306 amended by No. 12/1996 s. 8(8)(a).