Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act 2025 · s 34

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—(1) After the Council’s recommendation is received by the President, the Cabinet must advise the President to —(a)cancel the restraining order;(b)confirm the restraining order without any variation; or(c)confirm the restraining order with variations.(2) If the advice of the Cabinet under subsection (1) is not contrary to the recommendation of the Council, the President must act in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet.(3) If the advice of the Cabinet under subsection (1) is contrary to the recommendation of the Council, the President may, acting in the President’s discretion under Article 22I of the Constitution —(a)cancel the restraining order;(b)confirm the restraining order without any variation; or(c)confirm the restraining order with variations.(4) The restraining order lapses unless —(a)in a case to which subsection (3) applies —(i)the President confirms the restraining order (with or without variations); or(ii)the President is deemed by Article 21A of the Constitution to have confirmed the restraining order (with or without variations); or(b)in any other case — the President confirms the restraining order (with or without variations) within 30 days after receiving the recommendation of the Council.
After the Council’s recommendation is received by the President, the Cabinet must advise the President to —(a)cancel the restraining order;(b)confirm the restraining order without any variation; or(c)confirm the restraining order with variations.
If the advice of the Cabinet under subsection (1) is not contrary to the recommendation of the Council, the President must act in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet.
If the advice of the Cabinet under subsection (1) is contrary to the recommendation of the Council, the President may, acting in the President’s discretion under Article 22I of the Constitution —(a)cancel the restraining order;(b)confirm the restraining order without any variation; or(c)confirm the restraining order with variations.
The restraining order lapses unless —(a)in a case to which subsection (3) applies —(i)the President confirms the restraining order (with or without variations); or(ii)the President is deemed by Article 21A of the Constitution to have confirmed the restraining order (with or without variations); or(b)in any other case — the President confirms the restraining order (with or without variations) within 30 days after receiving the recommendation of the Council.

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s 34Restraining orders to be confirmed by President, etc.

(1)

After the Council’s recommendation is received by the President, the Cabinet must advise the President to —

(a)

cancel the restraining order;

(b)

confirm the restraining order without any variation; or

(c)

confirm the restraining order with variations.

(2)

If the advice of the Cabinet under subsection (1) is not contrary to the recommendation of the Council, the President must act in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet.

(3)

If the advice of the Cabinet under subsection (1) is contrary to the recommendation of the Council, the President may, acting in the President’s discretion under Article 22I of the Constitution —

(a)

cancel the restraining order;

(b)

confirm the restraining order without any variation; or

(c)

confirm the restraining order with variations.

(4)

The restraining order lapses unless —

(a)

in a case to which subsection (3) applies —

(i)

the President confirms the restraining order (with or without variations); or

(ii)

the President is deemed by Article 21A of the Constitution to have confirmed the restraining order (with or without variations); or

(b)

in any other case — the President confirms the restraining order (with or without variations) within 30 days after receiving the recommendation of the Council.