10. Insertion

The following new section is hereby inserted imme-diately after section 9, and shall have effect as section 9a, of the principal enactment :—

“ Corporation

9a.

section 9a in the principal enactment

Notwithstanding anything in section 9 1 oa tdivity of this Act, the Corporation may engage in or entrusted to carry out any activity relating to the achieve-it by the ment of the objects of this Act, as set out in

Ministers, section 8 that may be approved by the

Cabinet of Ministers,”.

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- 11. The amendment made to the principal enactment by section 10 of this Act shall be deemed to have for all pur-Retrospective effect of section 9 of this Act.

poses come into operation on the date on which that enact-ot owen ment came into. operation and accordingly any activity engaged in-or carried out for the achievement of the objects of the principal enactment by the Corporation, prior to the commencement of this. Act.shall be. deemed to:have been validly engaged in or carried out.