(1) The Governor may,
at any time, by proclamation (a
"termination proclamation"), fix a day that is earlier than the
prescribed termination day as the day on which —
(a) the
references terminate; or
(b) the
amendment reference terminates.
(2) The day fixed by a
termination proclamation must be no earlier than the first day after the end
of the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the
proclamation is published.
(3) The Governor may,
by proclamation, revoke a termination proclamation, in which case the revoked
proclamation is taken (for the purposes of section 5) never to have been
made.
(4) A revoking
proclamation has effect only if published before the day fixed by the
termination proclamation.
(5) The revocation of
a termination proclamation does not prevent the making of a further
termination proclamation under subsection (1).
(6) A
termination proclamation has effect despite any earlier proclamation made
under section 6(1).