9. Section 26 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:
| (1) by the repeal of subsections (1) and (2) of that section and substitution therefore of the following subsections : |
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| " (1) Subject to subsection (5), the Authority may by order, delegate any of its powers, duties and functions under this Act to any Government department, corporation, statutory board, local authority or any public officer. |
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| (2) Where the Authority has delegated any power under subsection (1) to any Government department, corporation, statutory board, local authority or any public officer, any officer of such Government department, corporation, statutory board or local authority as the case may be, or such public officer, may exercise any of the powers which the Director-General would be able to exercise has he seen exercising the powers himself |
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| (b) in respect of any Government department, corporation, statutory board or public officer, except with the concurrence of the Minister in charge of such Government department or corporation or statutory board, or the department in which such public officer is employed-". |
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