12.2.0 Regulation 14A(anewinclusion) prOVides that.injudicial proceedings. whenthequestion arisesastowhether theMinister ofLaw andOrderformed anopinion thatstepswerenecessary forthesafetyof thepublic, themaintenance ofpublicorder,thetermination oftheState ofEmergency. inactingunderregulations 3(3)(extending adetention). regulation 7(1)restricting anorganisation). regulation 8(1)(restricting aperson) orregulation 9(1)(prohibiting particular activities oracts), I••• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Librarya/44/ 963 Erglish Page 19 :t shall noc be necessary for the Minister to give oral evidence. All lhat is required to prove that necessaly opinion was foroed ts an aifidavic oade by the pelson who alleSes tha! he was the Mtnister of Law and order aE that tlme when such steps !re!e colsldered and taken and that he was of the opinlon fhat €uch steps were necessary for the safety of the publi.c, the nar.nEenance of pubJ.ic order or the ter'inario,, of Ehe State of Energency. thls affidavit or purported affldavit oade by lhe Minister or sooeone allegi.oS that he is the Minlster shall., ,,on its mere productlon at the said proceedlngs by any person, be accepced as concluslve proof of .!he facts stated thereill,r. Ihi.s regulation has the effect of freelng the MLnlster froll proper explanaElons 1n court. I! procects hin from ever baving co be cross-exanined on ho!., he applied his mind iIl e:<ercl,sing hLs vast poqrers under the regulations. It goes further thaq i. 1t: 1t lmplles that the afftdavit or putporced affidavl! does not even have to be nade by the Mlnlster of Law and Ord€r. Ic ca.! be dEde by a person who siEply alleges Ehat he 1s rhe tllnl,ster of Law and order and lt cannot be questloned. Thls regulation appears to have been introduced to avoid problems el(perienced by the SEate Lo prosecutlons insfiluted agalnst ex-detalnees tJho either escaped from deteotlon or who, the Slate alleged, had contravened rcsttlctloo orders. An analysls of the Energency ReSulattons reveals that they
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing regulations and laws related to the exercise of powers by the Minister of Law and Order during a state of emergency. It mentions specific regulations and their effects on the Minister's testimony in court, as well as the potential for abuse of power. The text does not mention any specific economic, environmental, or technological issues, but rather focuses on the relationship between the government and its citizens during a state of emergency.

**Category**
Law and Governance