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(1) The Minister may, by Order published in the Gazette,-
| | (a) transfer to and vest in the Authority the possession and use of any movable or immovable property of a Government Department or any public corporation for the purposes of the Authority, and | | |
| | (b) [transfer to the Authority any contracts of any Government department or of the Ceylon State Plantations Corporation in respect of the tea industry : | | |
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(2) Where any contract of any Government department or of the Ceylon State Plantations Corporation is transferred to the Authority by Order of the Minister under subsection (1) that contract shall be deemed to tea contract of the Authority and all subsisting rights and liabilities of any Government department or of the Ceylon State Plantations Corporation under that contract shall be deemed to be the rights and liabilities of the Authority. |
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