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5&6ELrz.2 Federation of Malaya CH. 60 Independence Act, 1957 the legislative powers of the Federation or any part thereof. (2) An Order in Council made under this section shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament. (3) An Order in Council made under this section may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order in Council so made and may, though made after the appointed day, be made so as to have effect from that day. (4) In this section " existing law " means any Act of Parliament or other enactment or instrument whatsoever, and any rule of law, which is in force on the appointed day or, having been passed or made before the appointed day, comes into force after that day; and the existing law to which this section applies is law which operates as law of, or of any part of, the United Kingdom, Southern Rhodesia, or any colony, protectorate or United Kingdom trust territory except that this section (a) does not apply to any law passed by the Federal Legis- lature of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; (b) applies to other law of, or of any part of, Southern Rhodesia so far only as concerns law which can be amended neither by a law passed by the Legislature thereof nor by a law passed by the said Federal Legis- lature; and (c) applies to other law of, or of any part of, Northern Rhodesia or Nyasaland so far only as concerns law which cannot be amended by a law passed by the said Federal Legislature. (5) References in subsection (4) of this section to a colony, a protectorate and a United Kingdom trust territory shall be construed as if they were references contained in the British Nationality Act, 1948. 3.-(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council confer on the Appeals from Judicial Committee of the Privy Council such jurisdiction in Supreme respect of appeals from the Supreme Court of the Federation as Court of appears to Her to be appropriate for giving effect to any arrange- Federation. ments made after the appointed day between Her Majesty and the Head of the Federation for the reference of such appeals to that Committee. (2) An Order in Council under this section may determine the classes of cases in which, and the conditions as to leave and otherwise subject to which, any such appeal may be entertained by the said Committee, and the practice and procedure to be followed on any such appeal, and may in particular make such 3