23A   Practice notes

(1)  Subject to the rules, the President may issue practice notes in relation to any matter with respect to which rules may be made.

(2)  A practice note issued under this section:

(a)  must be published in the Gazette, and

(b)  takes effect on the day on which it is published in the Gazette or, if a later day or days are specified in the practice note for that purpose, on the later day or days so specified.

(3)  A practice note issued under this section may be amended or repealed by a further practice note issued under this section.

(4)  Subject to subsection (5), sections 40 and 41 of the Interpretation Act 1987 apply to a practice note issued under this section in the same way as they apply to a statutory rule.

(5)  For the purpose of applying section 40 of the Interpretation Act 1987 to a practice note issued under this section, a reference in that section to the publication of a statutory rule is to be read as a reference to the publication of the practice note as provided by subsection (2).