10. Where, on the day immediately prior to the date of the coming into operation of the principal Act, the control of any resthouse was vested in the former Director of the Government Tourist Bureau or the former Tourist Development Board, then, if an Order under section 9 is made by the Minister in respect of that resthouse, such Order, and the vesting effected by such Order, shall be deemed, for all purposes, to have taken effect on that date, and accordingly, the Board or any of its officers or servants shall be deemed to have had on or after that date, and to have, power and authority, on behalf of the Board,-
| (a) to have taken, and to remain in, possession and custody of that resthouse; |
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| (b) to have entered, and to enter, into contracts and agreements in respect thereof; |
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| (c) to have issued, and to issue, instruments or documents by whatsoever name or designation called in respect thereof; and |
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| (d) to have done, and to do, all such other acts or things as may have been, and may be necessary, in respect thereof. |
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