6. Amendment of section 14 of the principal enactment

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Section 14 of the principal enactment is hereby amended as follows:—

(1)

by the renumbering of that section as subsection (1) of section 14;

(2)

in the renumbered subsection (1) by the substitution for the words, “performance of its powers, duties and functions.” of the words, “performance of its powers, duties and functions or any matter for which rules are authorized or required by this Act to be made.”; and

(3)

by the addition immediately after subsection (1)

of that section of the following subsections:—

“(2) Every rule made by the Board shall be approved by the Minister, and be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation on the date of its publication or on such later date as may be specified therein.

(3)

Every rule made under subsection (1)

shall, not later than six months after its publication in the Gazette, be brought before

Parliament for approval. Any rule which is not so approved shall be deemed to be rescinded as from the date of such disapproval but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.

(4)

A notification of the date of such disapproval shall be published in the Gazette.”.

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