Section 2: Passing and commencement.

(1) An Act is passed when the President assents to the Bill for the Act whether or not the Act then comes into force.
(2) Where no other provision is made as to the time when a particular enactment is to come into force, it shall, subject to the following subsection, come into force-
(a) in the case of an enactment contained in an Act of the National Assembly, on the day when the Act is passed;
(b) in any other case, on the day when the enactment is made.
(3) Where an enactment is expressed to come into force on a particular day, it shall be construed as coming into force immediately on the expiration of the previous day.