(1) Any provision of any enactment, whether enacted before or after the coming into force of this Part, and not being an enactment listed in sub-article (2), shall have effect and continue to have effect subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act.

(2) The provisions of this Part of this Act shall not apply to this article and to the following enactments:

(a) the Constitution and any regulation made under any provision thereof;

(b) the European Convention Act;

(c) any law providing for the matters referred to in article 56(8)(a), (b) or (c) of the Constitution;

(d) the Interpretation Act;  

(e) the General Elections Act;

(f) any fiscal legislation;

(g) any legislation giving effect to any treaty obligation undertaken by Malta; and

(h) save as provided in article 36A of the Local  Government Act, any bye-law made by any local council under the said Act.

(3) For the purpose of this article, "enactment" means an Act of Parliament and any Act passed by the Legislature of Malta and includes any Code, Ordinance, Proclamation, Order, Rule, Regulation, Bye-law, Notice or other instrument having the force of law in Malta.