(1)  At any time on or after the day on which notice of a draft environment protection policy is first published in a newspaper, the Governor may, by notice published in the Gazette , make an interim environment protection policy if the Governor is satisfied, on the recommendation of the Minister, that it is necessary that an environment protection policy should come into operation without delay.

(2)  An interim environment protection policy takes effect on the day specified in it.

(3)  The Acts Interpretation Act 1931 applies to the interpretation of an interim environment protection policy as if it were by-laws.

(4)  An interim environment protection policy is not a statutory rule for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

(5)  Within 10 sitting days after an interim environment protection policy is made, the Minister must cause it to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

(6)  An interim environment protection policy ceases to have effect –

(a) if the Governor revokes it by notice in the Gazette ; or

(b) if either House of Parliament passes a resolution disallowing it; or

(c) if an environment protection policy is made as a result of the publication, consideration and assessment of the draft environment protection policy that is the basis of the interim environment protection policy; or

(d) at the end of 12 months after it took effect.