PART X FINAL PROVISIONS Section 72. Applicability to Pending Applications. This Guidelines shall apply to all applications for issuance of Certification Precondition and Issuance of Certificate of Free and Prior Informed Consent by the IP/ICC received after the effectivity of this Guidelines; Provided, however, That in cases where the application was already received but no FBI was commenced due to failure of applicant to pay the required fee, such application shall still be covered by this Guidelines. Section 73. Separability Clause. In case any clause, section, sentence, or provision of this Administrative Order or any portion hereof is held or declared unconstitutional or invalid by a competent Court, the other sections or portions hereof which are not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect. Section 74. Repealing Clause. This Administrative Order repeals NCIP AO-01, Series of 2006. The provisions of other Circulars, Memoranda, and Administrative Orders, issued by this Commission, inconsistent herewith or contrary to the provisions hereof are hereby repealed or modified accordingly. Section 75. Effectivity. This Administrative Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its last publication in a newspaper of general circulation and registration in the Office of the National Administration Register, U.P. Law Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Approved this 13th day of April 2012, at Quezon City, Philippines. Page 22 of 22 NCIP AO 3 s. 2012 (The Revised Guidelines on Free and Prior Informed Consent and Related Processes of 2012)