(1)  The Minister, by order and on one or more occasion, may extend one or more of the following periods by omitting the date on which the period ends and substituting a new date:

(a) the period specified in section 19D(1)(c) as the period in which an occupancy permit must be issued for a dwelling for the first time;

(b) the eligible period within the meaning of section 19E .

(2)  The provisions of section 47(3), (3A), (4), (5), (6) and (7) of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931 apply to an order under subsection (1) as if the order were regulations within the meaning of that Act.

(3)  An order under subsection (1)  –

(a) is a statutory rule for the purposes of the Rules Publication Act 1953 ; and

(b) is not an instrument of legislative character for the purposes of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1992 .